24 May 2021
A CubeSat that produces visible light on the ground to be launched in NASA initiative
... through Energetic X-rays), a scientific investigation mission that aims to better understand the influence of the magnetosphere on the Earth’s upper atmosphere through energetic particle precipitation (EPP). “These innovative partnerships benefit...
16 October 2020
BepiColombo’s first glimpse of Venus
... in order to enter orbit around Mercury. BepiColombo, which comprises ESA’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is scheduled to reach its target orbit around the smallest...
13 January 2021
The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce launch study into nuclear-powered space exploration
... increases the longer you spend in deep space, away from the bubble of protection given by the Earth’s magnetosphere. The appeal of a small nuclear power generator for propulsion also comes from the fact that power...
