Luxembourg – a small country that plays a big role in space

and, for example, engages in research into technologies for growing plants on lunar or Martian rocks. Generally[...] Luxembourg – a small country that plays a big role in space OHB subsidiary Luxspace has been active[...] . He has succeeded in making the small country of Luxembourg a major...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 3: What is geoengineering?

is planted on land that is currently unforested. The trees extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through[...] is the need for fertile soil on which to plant trees. Even to compensate for current global emissions, areas[...] be reduced. Disadvantages: Carbon capture reduces the efficiency of...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 2: Why geoengineering is becoming a topic in climate research

a good 1 °C warmer on our planet today. But hasn't the climate changed time and time again in the history[...] parameters. Due to interactions with other planets, the configuration of the Earth and the Sun changes[...] rings, ice cores, ocean sediments or plant pollen. Not only can the...

EnMAP: Making the invisible visible

data can help to determine the growth cycles of plants and thus to increase crop yields. What makes[...] of a plant can be determined much more accurately than with current methods. Since the hyperspectral sensor[...] a growing planet and the availability of agricultural land is depleted. Looking...

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space

from the Apollo programme is the plan to establish a human outpost in lunar orbit. The name of this outpost? Lunar[...] into space at once. So the plan is to bring everything bit by bit first to the Gateway[...] interesting, but also an excellent place to test new technologies. NASA and its...

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

and further into the universe from the big bang at that time became stars and planets – and at some point 4.6[...] billion years ago also the Earth, on which plants, dinosaurs and humans evolved at some point. But what[...] stories about where we come from and what we are. I recently turned 60...

OHB facilitating astronomical research

and the radiation environment of space. The celestial bodies include galaxies, stars, planets, moons and asteroids[...] the movement of celestial bodies and events on Earth. Knowledge of the stars also played a major role[...] confined to the ground. Airborne observatories and telescopes placed...

What is EnMAP capable of?

are in the soil? What is growing there and what is the situation with regard to the availability of plant[...] quantitative findings to be made about the mineralogical composition of rocks, the damage to plants by air

SmallGEO – A multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform

07. February 2018 Press Releases SmallGEO – A multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform[...] The new brochure “ SmallGEO – A multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform (click here to open[...] …) ” by OHB System AG provides information on the versatile SmallGEO platform for geostationary...

Hera

. If so, this will lay the foundation for a practically applicable planetary defence strategy. [...] Hera glides past Didymos. © ESA Why are DART and Hera playing billiards in space? Well over