February 2017
Global robotic network for monitoring near-Earth and outer space
... holes), dual star systems of unknown origins, superfast flashes of stars of the UV Kit type (the dissipation of the magnetic field on red dwarves - analogous to Sun flares), potentially dangerous asteroids (Solar System) and space debris (near-Earth...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
...-resolution measurements of the strength and direction of the Earth’s magnetic field using an advanced magnetometer, an accelerometer and an electric field instrument. The geomagnetic field models resulting from the Swarm mission enable new insights...
March 2018
Exploring the extreme universe
...-energy astrophysics to date. However, polarization analyses with e-ASTROGAM will reveal many details about the geometry, magnetic fields and radiation processes of the high-energy astrophysical sources. Big hopes for extreme objects e-ASTROGAM will...
October 2023
Slovenia’s footprint in space
..., it cannot send data captured by the NANOimager. Despite the damage however, it continues to collect measurements of the magnetic field and the satellite’s orbital dynamics, valuable information that has helped to improve its successor. With the...
20 January 2016
Our view of Van Allen belts set to be revolutionised by new data from NASA probes
...-speed solar wind streams or coronal mass ejections emanating from the Sun. As the fast-moving magnetic material collides with Earth's magnetic field, they send it oscillating, creating a geomagnetic storm that can increase or decrease the number...
10 August 2016
Dellingr CubeSat Begins Environmental Testing
... phase. In this vital step, a satellite is tested to make sure it can withstand intense vibrations, extreme temperatures, and magnetic fields that it will encounter during launch and in space. The Dellingr CubeSat will study the ionosphere - the...
