September 2026
Spacecraft protection and resilience - a convergent approach
... corrupt software or memory in ways that, if left unchecked, could affect spacecraft operations. Space weather sharpens the effect and even a relatively modest space weather event can have mission-wide consequences. During disturbed periods the flux...
20 September 2021
Best time for a human Mars mission? During a solar maximum, new study says
... fluxes in solar particles are high they can help deflect harmful cosmic rays. But can adapting to space weather as opposed to going against it really help astronauts? To predict just what radiation levels astronauts could be exposed to inside...
February 2022
A manifesto for Europe in space
... first two without ensuring their protection. Therein lies the third Accelerator: the protection of space assets from space debris and space weather threats. Beyond this, we also need our own ‘giant leap’ moment to inspire young Europeans...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
...Obama White House took formal note of the problem. The US President issued a new Executive Order concerning Space Weather noting the importance of cosmic hazards and outlined the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... events. Target satellites are identified. There are three components to SSA: space weather: monitoring solar activity such as solar wind, etc, which can affect space-borne infrastructure or endanger human life or health near-Earth objects: detecting...
December 2014
Rosetta revelations: the fabric of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
..., thus allowing us to follow the evolution of the comet from cold space to when it gets warmed up by the Sun. It’s also the ...rugged, probably very pristine material not yet softened by space weathering and sublimation. It looks almost like the comet ...
