A fresh, icy crust hides a deep, enigmatic ocean. Plumes of water burst through cracks in the ice, shooting into space. An intrepid lander collects samples and analyses them for […]
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ESA Tricorder Practice With A Microscope
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Wittner and JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, trainees of ESA PANGAEA2023 course, test the microscope connected to the Electronic FieldBook.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Press Release
Webb Telescope Finds A Wide Variety of Organic Molecules Surrounding Early-stage Protostars
An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a variety of molecules, ranging from relatively simple ones like methane to complex compounds like acetic […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Fossils & Paleontology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Microbiology & Virology, Status Report
Extremely Acidic Proteomes And Metabolic Flexibility In Bacteria And Highly Diversified Archaea Thriving In Geothermal Chaotropic Brines
Few described archaeal, and fewer bacterial, lineages thrive at salt-saturating conditions, such as solar saltern crystallizers (salinity above 30%-w/v).
Posted inAnalog Studies, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: A Closer Look At The ESA Electronic FieldBook Associated Microscope
A detail of the observation, using the ESA Electronic FieldBook associated microscope, made by astronauts Thomas Pesquet (ESA), Takuya Onishi (JAXA) and Jessica Wittner (NASA) during the traverse in the […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: ESA PANGAEA 2023 Electronic FieldBook Tool Suite
An overview of the Electronic FieldBook tool suite, equipment that the ESA PANGAEA 2023 course trainers will use intensively during the traverses on the island of Lanzarote.
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Away Team Astronauts Practice Descent Skills During ESA CAVES Training
Editor’s note: Circular pits – and caves – have been discovered on the Moon and on Mars. They have been suggested as possible locations for establishing base camp infrastructure since […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrobiology (general), Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Away Team Training On Earth: ESA’s CAVES Training Course
Astronauts from five space agencies around the world take part in ESA’s CAVES training course– Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills.
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Tricorder Tech: Offworld Away Team Practice With A Portable Spectrometer
Checking the mineral composition of some weathered rocks with the ASD TerraSpec Halo Mineral Identifier.
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Practicing For Offworld Away Team Missions: Astrogeology And Astrobiology On Lanzarote, Canary Islands
ESA spacewalk instructor Hervé Stevenin carries all sorts of instrumentation, from high-tech spectrometers to NASA replicas from the Apollo era. ESA is assessing if the tools are suitable for future […]