09 October 2017
New telescope attachment helps find exoplanets
... the 0.6 metre Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory in California, and in all cases the images produced with the new technology maintained a relatively consistent size, shape, and intensity, compared with those using conventional methods, which have...
08 February 2019
ESA's new Mars rover has a new name
...,” says Tim. “With it, we are building on our European heritage in robotic exploration, and at the same time devising new technologies.” The rover will relay data to Earth through the Trace Gas Orbiter, a spacecraft searching for tiny...
July 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
... by the generation that develops it. This creates strong personal motivation. Furthermore, in order to create a settlement on Mars, new technologies will be required, such as: energy and resource conservation; full recycling of all waste (the colony...
July 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
... survival rates. In the space field, there is also the issue of taking the risk out of the adoption of new technologies to the point where they can attract sustainable commercial investment. Such companies are likely to thrive best...
December 2014
From the green economy to green space
...and is a powerful catalyst for the transition to a new technological culture, a transformation of economy and business. Ideally, green... not need impact areas. Such rockets, fuels and new technologies are being developed, but the transition to them has...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
...scientific organisations that used SSCs for academic purposes and technological solutions. However, in the last few years,... The creation of large spacecraft constellations presents new technological challenges that stem from the increased received ...
