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 ...
25 September 2020
Alien Oceans - The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
...of recent decades include a focus on the search for life on other planets and an increase in the number of books on space science written as a personal narrative, both of which are welcome. This book combines the two developments in an accessible and...
November 2020
The alien hunter’s field manual
...one of the most immediate experiments like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) with a large scale SETI search for...to progress towards addressing one of the most important questions in science: are we alone? About the authors McCullen Sandora earned ...
13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... much money each member will contribute. ESA has “mandatory” programs to which all members must contribute (e.g. space science), while other programs are “optional” and countries participate only if they wish...
06 December 2019
Parker Solar Probe reveals major new insights on the Sun
... 20 times greater than what standard models of the sun predict," said Justin Kasper, a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering at the University of Michigan who serves as principal investigator for Parker's Solar Wind Electrons Alphas...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
...freezing temperatures is NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) mission, which ...of the orbit is mainly a compromise between the ambitious science objectives and the thermal load on the spacecraft. The ...
