November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... launch of October 2018, BepiColombo, a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), hopes to uncover the mysteries surrounding our innermost planet and, in doing so, help scientists understand...
24 April 2018
Impossible Horizon: The Essence of Space Exploration
... as any!). He recognises the human need for a ‘horizon’ that hides what is beyond and galvanises people to try to explore that unknown and seemingly impossible realm. In 15 short chapters, Arnould covers topics from ‘Tsiolkovski’s Dream’ to lunar...
16 April 2024
The End Of Astronauts Why Robots are the Future of Exploration
...astronauts are surplus to requirements; the subtitle substitutes robotic explorers; and most spacers know the UK Astronomer Royal’s views... chapters cover space colonisation, the cost of space exploration and the relevance of space law. The volume ...
October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... formation of surface features and subsurface sounding of the icy crust over recently active regions. Callisto will be explored as a witness of the early solar system, trying also to elucidate the mystery of its internal structure. Spacecraft JUICE...
