May 2018
PLATO the habitable zone explorer
...the maximum chance of finding planets, are only possible from space. Kepler stared for four years at the same patch ... of Warwick in the UK and leads the PLATO mission’s Science Management Office. His research focuses on the discovery of transiting ...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... lunar exploration programmes, and the Moon as a target for science and exploration is set to become a new focus of international... the development of the Lunar Gateway (also called Deep Space Gateway). Which of these visions will be implemented? This...
14 October 2019
First dedicated commercial smallsat mission to Mars unveiled
... on the international arena. The project will accelerate the development of small satellites and of lightweight space science instrument technology. We want Poland to be ‘the go-to’ country for small interplanetary spacecraft,” said Grzegorz Zwoli...
13 November 2019
Curiosity uncovers oxygen mystery on Mars
.... "The first time we saw that, it was just mind boggling," said Sushil Atreya, professor of climate and space sciences at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Atreya is a co-author of a paper on this topic published on 12 November in the Journal...
24 December 2021
Less than 24hrs to go before the launch of JWST!
... launch site, the James Webb Space Telescope is the most complex space science observatory ever built. Not only .... Light collected by the mirrors is directed to the telescopes science instruments, where it is filtered before focusing it on the ...
29 January 2026
European Astrofest brings astronomy to London
.... The programme is designed to appeal both to specialists and to members of the public with a serious interest in space science. Alongside the conference, European AstroFest hosts a large multi-floor exhibition showcasing telescopes, mounts, cameras...
