Find out why the launch of the Smile mission on a Vega-C rocket is important for understanding space weather, the solar wind, polar lights and the protective magnetic environment that surrounds Earth.
Find out how Space Rider, the ambitious project of the European Space Agency, is entering a key phase of development. We bring an overview of autonomous parafoil landing tests, the role of Italy and Romania, and why this spacecraft could strengthen European independence in space.
Find out how European researchers plan to turn lunar regolith into conductive inks and metal powders for printing electronic parts on the Moon. We bring you an overview of ESA’s project, its connection with the Artemis programme, and the reasons why local manufacturing could be crucial for future missions.
Find out how the European Space Agency, with the help of satellites, artificial intelligence and open data, is helping East Africa suppress locusts and Brazil and Peru detect earlier the risk of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.
Find out what NASA’s Curiosity rover’s new discovery on Mars means, where previously unseen organic molecules have been confirmed. We bring an overview of the scientific paper, the significance of the finding for the search for life, and the reasons why Glen Torridon is once again at the center of researchers’ interest.
Find out how Euclid and the Space Warps project involve citizens in the search for gravitational lenses, rare phenomena that help scientists investigate dark matter, dark energy, and the expansion of the Universe through previously unpublished images of distant galaxies.