October 2024
Space exploration remains a crucial endeavour for humanity
... to the wonders of space and the principles of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), these programmes ignite curiosity and passion for exploration and innovation from an early age. The influence of space exploration extends across...
October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
..., more, we stopped, accepted what we were given, and spent all that pent-up passion and wonder and curiosity on harnessing the deepest, hottest hydrothermal vents, the blistering desert sun, windswept northern oceans and frozen...
September 2026
Towards a research roadmap for human reproduction beyond Earth
... automated IVF minilab designed to support conception and early embryonic development in micro- and partial gravity. From curiosity to necessity The issue is no longer whether society should begin thinking seriously about human reproduction beyond...
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...
