Submarines are emerging as a unique research platform to study human adaption to extreme environments – from ocean depths to outer space.
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Posted inEuropa, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Jupiter, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
JUICE Astrobiology Mission Update
Since the beginning of the year, the downlink rate of Juice has been dropping dramatically to only 1/6th of usual data rate.
Posted inBiophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Panspermia, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Radiation, Space Stations, Status Report
Offworld Environment Testing: The Euro Material Ageing Experiment
Nothing is entirely immune to the harsh environment of space. Out there, materials and organisms degrade at a faster pace and in different ways. To understand how materials age beyond […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Hubble Finds Water Vapour In The Atmosphere Of Small Exoplanet GJ 9827d
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapour has been detected in its atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth’s diameter, the planet GJ 9827d […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report, Venus
A New Strategy for the Exploration of Venus
The 2023-2032 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey Origins, Worlds, and Life recommended that “NASA develop scientific exploration strategies, as it has for Mars, in areas of broad scientific importance, […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Fossils & Paleontology, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, People Of Astrobiology, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
ESA Away Team Training With Tricorders
Rosemary Coogan (ESA), Arnaud Prost (ESA astronaut reserve) and Norishige Kanai (JAXA), trainees of ESA PANGAEA course, investigate some deposits, using the microscope associated with the Electronic FieldBook.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Fossils & Paleontology, Habitable Zones, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors
Away Team Update: Exploring Volcanic Caves To Advancing The Search For Life On Mars
Through the intricate study of lava tubes — caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down — an international team of researchers has uncovered clues about Earth’s ancient environments […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report
ESA PANGEA Away Team Awaiting Beam Up From Tinguaton Crater
ESA PANGAEA course trainees Rosemary Coogan (ESA), Arnaud Prost (ESA astronaut reserve) and Norishige Kanai (JAXA), on the ridge of the Tinguaton crater.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Database of Candidate Targets for the LIFE Mission
We present the database of potential targets for the Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE), a space-based mid-infrared nulling interferometer mission proposed for the Voyage 2050 science program of the European […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrogeology, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Status Report
Icy Water World Orbital Survey: Frost-fringed Polygons On Mars
A slice of the martian surface shown in grey shades and lit from the lower left. The centre-right of the image is dominated by a circular, partially eroded crater filled […]