October 2015
Taking AIM with ESA: proposing the first visit to a binary asteroid system
... did their chaotic features arise, studded with craters, variously heaped with pebbles or dust while often exhibiting dynamic behaviour such as avalanches, landslides and seismic events? Each new close encounter with a different asteroid...
February 2016
How to Build Planets
... to have five planets, the innermost of which is 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth type planet which appears to exhibit extreme variations in brightness temperature, attributed by some to be characteristic of volcanic activity. 55 Cancri differs from our...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
... of the return capsule for the new generation Russian crewed space vehicle, on display at the MAKS-2015 exhibition Construction of a super-heavy launch vehicle is planned for the future - a vehicle that would be able to deliver a manned...
March 2016
Multi-planet Civilizations in Popular Culture
... necessary. Humans, however, are slightly more complex than locusts. Our ability to reason, to employ abstract thinking, to exhibit altruistic tendencies and cooperation skills, alongside our more violent and destructive instincts, all bestow upon...
August 2016
Space for art
...disciplines - and space is now no exception. A series of imaginative and inspirational posters, originally commissioned by NASA for an exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Complex in Florida, has recently been released for anyone to download...
March 2017
Space research inspires innovation in fashion
... Quaquaro is a director of the ESA Fashion in Orbit course at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He is designer and curator of exhibitions in the fields of art and technology specialising in Yacht Design and innovative materials. He works closely with...
