ESA astronaut Rosemary Coogan and ESA astronaut reserve Arnaud Prost compare images of a sample in the NASA Artemis HULC Camera and the Electronic FieldBook.
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Posted inAriel Mission, Astronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
NASA ROSES-24 Amendment 60: New Opportunity: D.21 U.S. Contributions to Ariel Preparatory Science
Ariel is the fourth European Space Agency (ESA) Cosmic Vision medium class science mission which will use near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy to characterize the atmospheres of approximately 1000 exoplanets, thereby […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Press Release
Mars Is A World Shaped By Ice
ESA’s Mars Express has captured an astonishing array of landforms emerging from a thick winter blanket of frost as spring arrives in the south polar region of Mars. Some of […]
Posted inCallisto, Europa, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Jupiter, Missions & Hardware, Press Release
Astrobiology Fleet Update: ESA Juice Tests SwRI Ultraviolet Spectrograph
As European Space Agency (ESA)’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft hurtled past the Moon and Earth in mid-August to provide its first gravity assist maneuver to the Jovian system, […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrogeology, Europa, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Press Release
Iceworld Update: Hidden Snow Dunes In Antarctica
Sand dunes are a familiar sight along beaches and in deserts. While we know how regular sand dunes are formed, much less is known about dunes made of snow. In […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Fossils & Paleontology, Impact events, Meteorites & Asteroids, Status Report
ESA PANGEA Away Team Training: Meteorite Identification
Some 75,000 meteorites have been found on Earth, mainly in the frozen lands of Antarctica and in the scorching deserts of Africa.
Posted inAstrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Away Team Training With ESA PANGAEA 2024
ESA PANGAEA course instructor Nicolas Mangold describes the formation process of gypsum veins to JAXA astronaut Norishige Kanai, ESA astronaut Rosemary Coogan and member of the European astronaut reserve Arnaud […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Orbital Biosignature Survey: Adriatic Bloom
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Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Europa, Ganymede, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Jupiter, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Astrobiology Mission Update: Juice Confirms That Earth Is Habitable
During its flyby of Earth on 20 August, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) found ingredients for life in Earth’s atmosphere.
Posted inAstrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Habitable Zones, Mars, Press Release
Hubble Helps Solve The Mystery Of Mars’ Escaping Water
Scientists have discovered that the escape rates of hydrogen and “heavy hydrogen,” called deuterium, change rapidly when Mars is close to the Sun. This upended the classical picture that scientists […]