April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
...rays and gamma rays. Non-ionizing radiation is relatively low-energy radiation that doesn’t carry enough energy... living tissue. It is adjusted to take into account the relative biological effectiveness of ionizing radiation of all types - therefore, ...
September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
... instruments on existing radio telescopes. The search strategy was two-pronged: to scan the entire visible sky at relatively low sensitivity, and to zero in for a more intensive examination of approximately 1,000 nearby star systems. Although the...
September 2017
Telescope targets enigmatic deep space mystery
.... Why do we care? They may seem a relatively trivial phenomenon but understanding FRBs could help researchers learn ... grouped into two categories: FRBs are either caused by relatively rare explosive collisions between old neutron stars or white dwarfs...
March 2018
Exploring the extreme universe
...on the mechanisms of supernova explosion, and on the resulting continual chemical enrichment of our galaxy. By sampling daily the relative abundance of elements through the study of emission lines, e-ASTROGAM will help us understand how core-collapse...
August 2018
Monitoring marine litter by satellite
... in surface waters of the Mediterranean. The grey-scale base map in the Mediterranean basin shows the relative surface plastic concentrations predicted by numerical modelling. Darker areas are predicted to have higher concentrations. The coloured...
October 2018
Looking for life on Enceladus with IceMole
...as optical and thermal cameras, LIDAR, etc, to navigate relative to detected terrain features is needed. The IceMole during testing...had an accuracy of several kilometres and have selected a relatively safe area to land on. For the Enceladus lander we ...
