13 March 2015
ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher
... a supersonic parachute made by U.S.-based Zodiac Aerospace, the same company which produced the parachutes for NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover landing system and the space shuttle’s drag chutes. Splashdown in the Pacific Ocean is expected...
16 March 2016
Fog looms large on Titan
... the surface of Titan - clouds are seen in movies from the surface of mars, taken by the MSL rover curiosity - and instead we came across these features which don't appear to be consistent with clouds,” explains Smith. The...
09 August 2016
Yutu, the Chinese Moon Rover, Dies on the Moon
.... At 140 kilograms and 1.5 meters tall, Yutu is much smaller than other rovers, including NASA's Opportunity and Curiosity. Yutu, which translates as “Jade Rabbit”, has not moved since one month after landing, but had...
28 September 2016
Yorkshire mines to help shed light on life on Mars
... from extreme environments on Earth in conjunction with looking at the information obtained from previous Mars rovers (such as Curiosity). “Parts of Mars are quite similar to the salty environment deep underground at Boulby. In these areas we see...
20 January 2017
Winners and potential losers of the Obama and Trump administrations
... NASA, NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), with shout-outs to the Kepler Space Observatory, the Curiosity Mars rover, the New Horizons mission to Pluto, Juno, and the James Webb Space Telescope (plus...
01 May 2017
Canada boosts its space sector with $80.9 million investment
... for the jobs of the future.” “The breakthroughs and discoveries of tomorrow depend on our ability to nurture the curiosity and passion of young Canadians today.”
