January 2020
Small body missions unveil interplanetary secrets
... Belt. Delivery of life-elements to the planets One of the most important findings from our exploration of the solar system is that it is a surprisingly soggy place, since water is found to some degree in almost all bodies. Because water is essential...
April 2020
Plasma Clipper - opening the age of sail, in space travel
...unmatched mission that has now taken them beyond the edges of the Solar System. But it has taken them over 40 years to do so ...that could dramatically decrease journey times through the solar system Traditional chemical-based rockets are propelled by ...
April 2020
Protecting against the dangers of space radiation
...); and galactic cosmic rays, which are high-energy protons and heavy ions from outside our solar system. Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne placing some of SCK CEN/DLR radiation detectors inside a Colombus module on the...
January 2023
Producing food in space
... spacefaring species until we can produce the food we need in the vacuum of space. In order to go further into the solar system, humanity has to find a way to make food on board spacecraft and on inhospitable planets. Presently, humans exploring the...
29 January 2020
Material older than the Sun found unexpectedly where it shouldn't be
... what they think conditions were like in the early solar nebula. Our Solar System is around 4.6 billion years old. It grew from...as they are a window into conditions in the early Solar System. It is generally excepted that the fragile nature of ...
December 2014
Rosetta revelations: the fabric of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
... be very interesting to study the composition of the two pieces to see if they have a common origin in the early solar system or if some migration took place. The deuterium in water could easily be measured and will allow us to decide if terrestrial...
