A long-standing puzzle in the study of exoplanets is the formation of hot Jupiters, gas giant planets that snuggly orbit their host star. To explain their short orbital periods, theory suggests that hot Jupiters form in long orbits and then quiescently migrate through the protoplanetary disc, the flat ring of dust and debris that circles … Dowiedz się więcej
Arianespace’s payload for the Soyuz VS06 mission in November is now ready to take in some sun on its upcoming deep-space trip, as the completed sunshield for Europe’s billion-star surveyor – Gaia – has been opened and validated for the final time at the Spaceport in French Guiana. During activity in the Spaceport’s S1B clean … Dowiedz się więcej
IASI-NG is an infrared atmospheric sounding instrument designed to fly on the three MetOp-SG satellites of EUMETSAT’s Polar System Second Generation (EPS-SG) being developed under an integrated European Space Agency (ESA) and EUMETSAT team. IASI-NG offers far superior performance to the first-generation IASI instruments currently operating on the MetOp-A and MetOp-B satellites, which have enabled … Dowiedz się więcej
A Mars rover prototype designed by Astrium to advance new interplanetary exploration technology is being put through its paces in an environment that is as close as possible to that of the Red Planet – the Atacama Desert in Chile. Among the driest places on Earth, it lacks any vegetation and its reddish brown soil … Dowiedz się więcej
The GCOM Project Team of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency captured the 2013 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Awards Prize for Excellence for its development of the Global Change Observation Mission 1st – Water „SHIZUKU” (GCOM-W1.) The awards are sponsored by Nikkei Inc. to be given to individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to … Dowiedz się więcej
CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall took part in the plenary session of the 15th European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) at the Belgian Senate in Brussels, Monday 14 October, where discussions focused on finding ways to better match teaching of science to the growing needs of Europe’s space industry. Senator Dominique Tilmans, chair of the Space … Dowiedz się więcej