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

permanently on Mars as the environment there is simply far too hostile for life. An awful lot would need[...] to life. But it has not always been like that. Earth and Venus formed under very similar[...] possible. Space probes that have flown to Venus in recent decades have measured spectral...

Space Encounter: A satellite from Germany launches a new era in Earth observation

. This fascination, I admit, came to me only gradually. What I was able to grasp very early on as an entrepreneur

MTG Meteosat Third Generation: Taking a precise look at the atmosphere

From the end of 2022 onwards, the first MTG satellites will gradually launch into space where[...] . From the end of 2022 onwards, the first MTG satellites will gradually launch into space where

Space Encounter: Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology

. I was really enthusiastic about the effect Gerst created with his lecture and simultaneously impressed by it. The man[...] for an autograph from “Astro-Alex”. The hall was completely full. We were able to observe a similar phenomenon last[...] more efficient and life more convenient and simpler....

Into the unknown: How Comet Interceptor will study a comet that has not yet been discovered

from the nucleus of the comet, creating a gravitationally unbound atmosphere that surrounds the nucleus[...] . And these interstellar objects have left again? Yes, exactly. Interstellar objects are not gravitationally bound

Is there life on Mars?

it has a similar orbit. Mars is a little smaller than the earth, has a similar morphology and an atmosphere[...] and observe what happens to it in a simulated Martian atmosphere. Researchers are looking at whether bacteria[...] a real problem for the human body as we are simply not made for such...

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"Spaceflight in Europe has always been different from spaceflight in America"

. So I don't see any reason why we wouldn't have been similarly successful in Europe. Why is there no Elon Musk[...] companies is simply greater. And as trite as it may sound, the spirit of Silicon Valley is simply unique[...] certain similarities with Elon Musk. Hans-Jörg Königsmann next to a...

Europe is committed to protecting the Earth

in the event that an asteroid is on a collision course with the Earth. So far, we’ve simply been lucky[...] we simply have to accept our fate. Rather, we want to be able to take our fate into our own hands. That’s[...] will be to research this game of “billiards in space”. To put it very simply,...

Space Encounter: Missions to Mars will require more infrastructure in space

by 2022. I have a lot of respect for Elon, we have known each other for many years. The simultaneous[...] physics as we have known it since Einstein, we simply cannot get to other solar systems that fast