Ship ahoy! How LuxSpace uses AIS messages to monitor worldwide shipping traffic

, are installed on the coast and do not have very much penetration. By contrast, AIS can look beyond the horizon

Guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management

and the Current State of Play" is now out and can be downloaded here as a pdf. SPACEWAYS is part of the Horizon

Space Encounter: A glimpse into the delivery room of the universe

the lunar horizon with his Hasselblad camera. At the time, he could not have known that his pictures

Space Encounter: Why earth observation is essential

vulnerability of this tiny blue speck against the backdrop of the universe. The awareness of this vulnerability

#DestinationVenus Part 8: On a flying visit to Earth's closest neighbour

images showing the bright glow of the planet's day side on the crescent horizon during the approach

Space Encounter: Europe must be careful not to lose out

of more than 400 kilometres attract much more attention – Alexander Gerst led the way with his "Horizons

EnMAP: A new superhero for the Earth

is a multispectral instrument. Like the human eye, the sensors in a digital camera can differentiate between blue

Detective work on the oceans

  Many secrets are hidden in the deep blue depths of the world’s oceans. But there are also some

A mission to Venus will help us to better understand the Earth

. This raises the questions as to whether we should see Venus as a blueprint of the final state for habitable

50 years after the first moon landing: Interview with former astronaut Thomas Reiter

of the Earth rising over the lunar horizon was transmitted back to the Earth during the Apollo 8 mission