Exploration of the Universe Part 4 - Does it rain diamonds on the ice giants?

atmosphere also contain methane gas. This and another as yet unidentified atmospheric constituent give[...] surrounding the planetary cores of the ice giants contains the hydrocarbon methane and is exposed to extremely[...] astronomer and musician Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel. Before that, Saturn...

"It will make a significant difference for Germany as a business location whether we have a launch site or not"

to be considered at various levels. We are in close contact with each other on this issue and support this where[...] what advantages there are that many people have not even thought of yet. We will continue to expand[...] location whether we have a launch site or not" Joachim Lang, Director...

Safety first: OHB subsidiary Digital Solutions in Graz tracking down jammers with GIDAS

altitude again with its turbines spinning. What has happened? In the tower, air traffic controllers[...] or impossible. This could have fatal consequences during the landing approach of an aircraft. 11. August 2020[...] so called “spoofing”. Interference can thus cause considerable economic loss...

There’s quite a lot going on up there: space debris is becoming an ever bigger problem

and the contribution OHB is making to reducing it. Space junk – why do we even care about it? Isn’t it far enough away[...] The amount of space debris in orbit continues to increase. © Spacejunk3D, LLC 06. March 2019[...] around up there? Bewick: There are certain orbits that are quite contaminat...

Space Encounter: Space debris must not become a tool for a new Cold War in space

I of course very much welcome. In the new coalition, the Federal Ministry of Economics will continue[...] that cannot be detected by radar. And in the next few years, the number of satellites will continue[...] as Chancellor, the new German federal government consisting of the SPD, the Greens and...

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space

sites for the Apollo programme at the time. ESPRIT – a European contribution to the Gateway Similar[...] in 2027 at the earliest. I-HAB is one of two ESA contributions. The other, the European System Providing[...] a Gateway either. But: Artemis is not meant to continue the Apollo programme, but...

The Flyeye-Telescope – early warning service for the sky

contribution to humankind,” says Marco Fuchs, CEO of high-tech group OHB SE. The telescope is expected[...] astronomers. The MPC is the international contact point for asteroid sightings. ESA’s Near-Earth Object[...] of Chaos” also caused some conster­ nation as it is expected to pass us at a...

Destination Venus part 5: Why a mission to Venus helps us to deepen our knowledge about Earth

of the planet’s surface, which resulted in the extreme climate that we observe today. If, by contrast, Venus had[...] in the atmosphere in the aerosols that contain sulfuric acid. But I think this is rather unlikely. And in my opinion[...] us with information about our Earth Prof. Dr. Pascale...

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

to go wrong on Earth for Mars to be considered a better alternative for the continued survival of human[...] of the planet also contained liquid water. However, about 700 million years ago a process began that made Venus[...] , which contains a lot of sulphuric acid, to rule out the possibility of...

Space debris: Earth’s orbit is getting cluttered

, in controlled re-entries, care is taken to ensure that the debris does not come down over populated areas[...] of their service and burn up, or you can perform a targeted manoeuvre that leads to a controlled re-entry[...] , there is space debris. In relation to Earth, there are certain orbits...