The implosion of the Titan submersible provided a harsh lesson: that the laws of physics are immutable and indifferent to wealth. Similarly ‘global boiling’ will not discriminate. A common trope is that the poor will suffer most. But the rich are not immune. Expensive assets and lifestyles are vulnerable also – to the inevitable economic […]
A Message to the Rich Read More »
So the Mexican extra-terrestrials may have turned out to be cake. And the NASA report on UFOs was inconclusive. But we are surely being watched? The Universe reverberates with physical action, but biological action appears rare. This could be because the lifetimes of technological species are short, or because those that endure choose to hide their
We are Surely being Watched? Read More »
Meet Prof. Mahesh Anand – ESSC Space Science & Exploration Panel Chair and Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration at The Open University, UK.
Mahesh Anand’s Endeavours to Unravel Moon Mysteries Read More »
Seventeen years ago today, on January 14, 2005, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft carrying the European Huygens probe descended to Titan’s surface. Cassini-Huygens went on a seven-year journey to the astounding worlds of Saturn and its family of icy moons. But how did the Cassini-Huygens mission come to life? In this blog post, we introduce you to some historical aspects of the mission.
The history of the ESSC’s contribution to the CASSINI-HUYGENS Mission Read More »
After more than twenty years in the making, the James Webb Space Telescope is finally prepared for launch. Named after a NASA director during the Apollo era in the 1960s, the telescope will add to our knowledge of the early Universe, tell us more about how galaxies form and evolve, and look for signs of life outside our Solar System.
New window to the early Universe and other worlds about to open Read More »
After eight successful years with the ESSC, Dr Dominique Langevin will be stepping down as the ESSC Life and Physical Sciences Panel chair. In this blog, we share stories from her scientific career working with major European organisations and the International Space Station (ISS).
Celebrating Dominique Langevin’s ESSC Journey Read More »
Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber, ESSC Solar System and Exploration Panel member, received the International Cooperation Zhongguancun Award 2020 for his research on lunar radiation contribution to the Chinese mission to the Moon, Chang‘E 4.
Germany-China collaboration paves the road for future space exploration missions Read More »
Chris Rapley, ESSC chair and Professor of Climate Science at University College London discusses the future path of Polar Satellite Altimetry and the ESA CryoSat mission.
Polar Satellite Altimetry: Keeping a space eye on climate change Read More »
We interviewed Hermann Opgenoorth, Solar System and Exploration Panel Chair at the European Space Science Committee to discuss space weather impacts on Earth and European efforts to protect our ‘Pale Blue Dot’.
The Space Weather bill will inflate without funding the science Read More »
On the Publication of the World Meteorological Organisation’s Global Climate 2020 Report Published on 19th Apr 2021.
A Climate of Folly Read More »
