December 2014
Rosetta revelations: the fabric of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
...inhomogeneity and from there about how the building blocks of our solar system formed. By studying a comet over long periods it... and from there about how the building blocks of our solar system formed By carrying very sensitive instruments for the in ...
June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
...and use of space in order to avoid contamination of the Earth or compromise the search for extraterrestrial life in the solar system. Let’s imagine that a research laboratory, selected to make preliminary examinations of samples from Mars, finds that...
03 October 2018
Newly discovered far-flung object supports Planet X existence
...discovery that would redefine our knowledge of the Solar System's evolution," Sheppard explained. Prior to finding... proposed the presence of an unknown planet on the periphery of the Solar System that was keeping these orbits in place. Planet X as it...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... be made about a potential successor system. The development of autonomous systems, particularly in the field of robotic exploration of the Solar System and the use of robots to support human missions, is a top priority for Germany. At the same time...
