Dusty business: Why lunar dust poses a special challenge

, but sharp-edged and electrostatically charged. This was also the experience of the Apollo astronauts who[...] radiation charges the particles electrostatically, causing them to adhere particularly firmly to surfaces[...] after a very short time. In addition, the dust adheres to all surfaces due...

Destination Venus part 5: Why a mission to Venus helps us to deepen our knowledge about Earth

in addition to single bonds. Among other things, this characteristic is important for the DNA, which carries[...] routes - Part 3 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace Season 2 with Carsten Borowy and Charlotte Bewick Space pioneers[...] Carsten Borowy and Charlotte Bewick share their knowledge about space. In...

The colonization of Mars will still have to be awaited

chosen – shall we say? – for their functionalistic character profiles. Today we are seeing a new type[...] has always been characterized by the alternation between idealization and disappointment, as well[...] by the threat of climate change, and the pop-space culture founded by billionaires like...

Destination Venus Part 7: How OHB intends to bring scientific instruments into the atmosphere of Venus

the atmosphere of Venus, which absorbs specific ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum, creating a characteristic[...] 3 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace Season 2 with Carsten Borowy and Charlotte Bewick Space pioneers Carsten Borowy and Charlotte[...] Bewick share their knowledge about space. In episode 2,...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 6: Why framing matters when communicating about geoengineering

about climate change and geoengineering in particular. Why is it difficult to communicate about climate[...] change and geoengineering? Ricarda Nebling: I think you have to separate the two: I think it is easier[...] to communicate about climate change than about geoengineering. Most people have...

Space Encounter: Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology

is characterized by more or less full employment and that demographic developments will pose major recruiting[...] . As a company, you have to adapt to this development and find a different approach for addressing this challenge[...] turn to for orientation or who can show them that seemingly...

Destination Venus part 6: Mechanical rover or atmospheric probes? How do you explore one of the most hostile planets in our solar system?

to their limits At the beginning of the twentieth century Venus was still believed to be a planet characterized[...] 3 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace Season 2 with Carsten Borowy and Charlotte Bewick Space pioneers Carsten Borowy and Charlotte[...] Bewick share their knowledge about space. In episode 2, C...

There’s quite a lot going on up there: space debris is becoming an ever bigger problem

and maintenance of a knowledge database. In an interview, Dr. Charlotte Bewick, the coordinator of the Space[...] ? Dr. Charlotte Bewick: Space debris, human made junk in orbit, can pose a great hazard because the particles[...] to prevent even more space debris from being generated by our...

Space Encounter: Europe is building an infrastructure of findings with Copernicus

is building an infrastructure of findings with Copernicus July 2, 2020. For several decades, climate change[...] has been causing severe interference in our environment: the weather is changing, glaciers and ice[...] -based Earth observation, these changes can now be precisely measured and...

EnMAP: Making the invisible visible

of climate change. In order for humanity to respond to this situation, ecosystems and how they function must[...] . Climate change is clearly on our doorstep. Does humanity have a problem? Bernhard Sang: Climate change[...] is definitely a challenge for humanity. This is because the growing...