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Space exploration in the backyard, on a budget - how NASA simulates conditions in space without blasting off
Humanity's drive to explore has taken us across the solar system, with astronaut boots, various landers and rovers' wheels exploring the surfaces of several different planetary bodies. These environments are generally hostile to human and equipment health, so designing and executing these missions requires a lot of planning, testing and technological development.
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If you have ever looked up at the night sky and felt both small and infinite at the same time, you already know why space captures us. Every child who tilts their head upward is standing at the edge of a question: what is out there? Tensions flare between Musk and NASA over Moon mission
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at NASA's acting administrator on Tuesday after the space agency chief invited other companies to enter the race to help get humans back on the Moon.
"Sean Dummy is trying to kill NASA!" the billionaire entrepreneur said in a post on X, referring to Sean Duffy, who also serves as US transportation secretary.
On Monday, Duffy announced that NASA was seekin GMV technology links global habitats in record-breaking space analog mission
The World's Biggest Analog Mission (WBA) - the most extensive Moon and Mars simulation campaign ever conducted - has officially launched. Coordinated by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), the project unites 17 institutions across five continents to replicate the daily life and research operations of future off-Earth settlements. Central to this planetary-scale experiment is GMV's advanced Operatio How a trick from radio astronomy could help astronomers find Earth-like planets
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How does a flaming piece of space junk end up on Earth? A space archaeologist explains
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ESA-supported test leads to better in-flight connectivity
Better in-flight streaming and video-calling might just become more accessible thanks to a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Building upon the success of an experiment for a new type of antenna terminal together with ESA, Viasat – a global leader in satellite communications – now plans to commercialise its new in-flight connectivity solution called Viasat Amara.
Sentinel-4 offers first glimpses of air pollutants
The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone. Despite being preliminary, these images mark a major milestone in Europe’s ability to monitor air quality all the way from geostationary orbit, 36 000 kilometres above Earth.
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Are you ready to take your first step into the space sector? The countdown has begun for the launch of the European Space Agency's 2026 Student Internship Programme, and you could be part of it. Applications open the first week of November.
Space exploration in the backyard, on a budget: How NASA simulates conditions in space without blasting off
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