August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
...truly representative of these noble gases and their isotopic ratios, a sample of the atmosphere has to be acquired where the atmosphere is ...final mapping orbit at the Moon. Cupid’s Arrow would sample the atmosphere using a compact, yet very precise, ...
February 2023
The scientific basis for lunar helium-3 production
...Thus, the electromagnetic effect was experimentally confirmed for both samples: i.e., the transformation of the micro- and macrostructure ...a container with capsules containing microbes and algae sampled from lifeless places on Earth on the outside ...
21 May 2021
New study suggests organic salts are likely present on Mars
... different gases at specific temperatures; so by looking at which temperatures release which gases, scientists can infer what the sample is made of. Copying how SAM analyses matter on Mars but performing the task in a laboratory here on Earth, Lewis...
March 2016
Searching for water in the Solar System
... community for this object has led to the introduction of many different concepts over the past decade: sample return missions, high-resolution geophysical characterisation, surface landers, and geological and chemical mapping. It is expected that...
August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
... periodic inspection of interior surfaces and station equipment, including outer panels. If suspicious areas are located, microflora samples are collected and the area is treated with a special chemical, Fungistat. At the present time, MBPI RAS...
February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... like the International Space Station (ISS), no-one would be happy to hear about an uncontrolled microbial dissemination. Astronauts sample a surface on the Space Station for this microbial culture slide. ESA astronaut, Frank De Winne, collects water...
