September 2016
Life in the extremes: confessions of an astrobiologist
...Curiosity rover, currently still exploring the planet. After those research experiences I was hooked. I designed my master’s project at UCL to be centred on the extremophile aspect of astrobiology: this time on extreme cold, radiation and desiccation...
October 2016
The dwarf galaxy problem
... problem to be working on at the moment, and watch this space (… no pun intended)! Olivia Keenan completed her Masters degree in Physics with Astronomy at the University of Southampton, England, before moving to Cardiff University In Wales to study...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... as an intern in the Office of International and Interagency Relations at NASA, headquarters in Washington DC. The article is drawn from her master’s thesis, which received highest honours, and does not reflect official views of NASA.
November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
... linked to microgravity activities. He studied physics at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) and then obtained a master’s degree in Business and Administration at EMLyon Business School (France), Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität of Munich (Germany...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... space-craft Architektur and an expert in habitability design solutions for extreme environments. MDT Herwig Meusburger is Master of Dental Technology and managing director of meusburger dentaltechnik gmbh. Prof Dr Ulrich Lotzmann is Director of the...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
... the very first organisms that dominated the early life on planet Earth. CosmoCrops involves bachelor and master students from different fields of science, including computer science, physics, biotechnology and mathematics. Strong links between...