Space exploration presents unique health challenges for astronauts due to lack of gravity, isolation, and radiation exposure. ESA's SciSpacE activities aim to comprehend these effects and their implications for human well-being ...
Space Exploration
Aug 31, 2023
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India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole on Wednesday—a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and a technological ...
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2023
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This week, the Russian space agency Roscosmos had hoped to return to the moon after an absence of nearly 50 years. Instead, on Saturday it lost control of its Luna-25 lander. The agency explained the spacecraft "switched ...
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2023
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Seismology has been ubiquitous on Earth for decades, and missions such as InSight have recently provided the same data for the inside of Mars. Understanding a planet's inner workings is key to understanding its geology and ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 21, 2023
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Plenty of areas in the solar system are interesting for scientific purposes but hard to access by traditional rovers. Some of the most prominent are the caves and cliffs of Mars—where exposed strata could hold clues to ...
Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2023
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Dr. Angelo Vermeulen is a space systems researcher at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where he explores advanced concepts for interstellar exploration. Over the past decade, he has collaborated closely ...
Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2023
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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer is nearing completion now that its second and final cutting-edge science instrument has been added to the small spacecraft. Built by the University of Oxford in England and contributed by the UK Space ...
Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2023
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Graphene has long been put forward as a wonder material. Undeniably, it has astounding properties—stronger than steel, a better electrical conductor than copper, and lighter than almost anything else with similar properties. ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 7, 2023
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Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese National Space Administration recently published a study in the journal Space: Science & Technology outlining how the upcoming Chang'e-7 mission, due to launch ...
Space Exploration
Aug 4, 2023
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Most Americans (69%) believe it is essential that the United States continue to be a world leader in space. But only a subsection of that group believes NASA should prioritize sending people to the moon, according to a new ...
Space Exploration
Aug 3, 2023
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