06 November 2020
The Moon could have a long-lost "twin" in orbit around Mars
... to the attention of scientists as its mineralogical makeup is not the same as the other L5 Trojans. After using spectroscopy to study the chemical contents of 101429, a team headed by Christou Apostolos at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP...
03 June 2021
Nelson announces NASA’s return to Venus
... or plate tectonics like Earth. VERITAS, meanwhile, is short for Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy. Its purpose is to map Venus’ surface from orbit with radar and infrared sensing, partly to figure out...
21 July 2021
New balloon-borne astronomical telescope to rival Hubble
...-resolution multicolour optical and ultraviolet observations. Although SuperBIT is well suited for experiments relating to solar planet spectroscopy and exoplanet studies, when launched next year, its first science goal is to measure the properties...
03 October 2019
SENER Aeroespacial successfully delivers the AOCS of the Euclid satellite
... which it can make observations in the visible and near infrared spectra, and with wide bandwidth and spectroscopy. Euclid's goal is to investigate the evolution of cosmic structures by measuring shapes and redshift of the light from distant...
11 June 2021
Then there were 3: ESA selects revolutionary Venus mission EnVision
... Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) and VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy) missions, the trio of new spacecraft will provide the most comprehensive study of Venus ever.
