February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... population. This figure describes the results from of a large number of Monte Carlo simulations of the long-term evolution of the orbital debris population in LEO. Number of launches per year is assumed to be about constant. ‘PMD’ refers to Post...
October 2017
Cassini observations open up Saturn’s atmosphere
...that we saw at the start of Cassini’s mission have completely reversed If the overarching impression of Saturn’s atmosphere is slow evolution over many decades, then Saturn is still able to spawn some surprises! Once every Saturnian year, an enormous...
November 2018
How many people does it take to colonise an exoplanet?
... uncertainties on the results for any kind of complex situation and HERITAGE uses this approach to compute the evolution of a human crew aboard an interstellar ship. This allows us to explore whether a crew of a proposed size could survive for...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
... orbit with their own infrastructure and logistics. The evolution of the logistics will enable the emergence of a...to a new orbit more adapted for the new owner. This evolution of mobility will allow rideshare and micro launcher capabilities to be ...
October 2024
Cinema and extraterrestrial archaeology
... their impacts over several temporalities. His research contributes to refining the evaluation of the spatial and temporal evolution of natural and anthropogenic hazards in sensitive areas, and to the understanding of human adaptation to these issues...
27 July 2016
Where did Ceres' craters go?
...distinct lack of craters on the planet's surface, prompting researchers to suggest that Ceres has undergone a significant geological evolution in its past. Ceres is the largest object in the Main Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, so accordingly...