August 2016
Polish Space Agency pursues task of developing country’s space expertise
... the USSR in space initiatives such as the Interkosmos programme. The first Polish machines for measuring solar radiation were launched into orbit from the Kopernik 500 spacecraft in 1973. Other achievements included crystallization experiments...
October 2017
Tracking air pollution and monitoring climate change
... can also monitor concentrations of volcanic ash for air safety, and warn against high levels of the UV radiation that can cause skin cancer. About the author Nicolas Lévêque joined Airbus (then Astrium) in 2007...
June 2019
Solar superstorms and their effects on Earth
... currents in our high-voltage power grids and electrical systems, affect GPS signal reception and produce radiation effects on aircraft avionics, just to name a few. These solar superstorm events were believed to be very rare, but...
June 2021
The coolest experiment on the ISS
... to around 200 nano-Kelvin by three key processes. First, a magneto-optical trap holds atoms in place, while radiation and pressure from lasers slows them down. Six lasers are focussed on the atoms, meaning whichever...
February 2022
Extremophiles as a blueprint for universal life
... volume. By doing this, Dsup is able to protect DNA from damaging hydroxyl radicals which are produced when radiation interacts with water. Microphotograph of the Archea Thermococcus Gammatolerans. Directed panspermia – seeding the Universe with life...
September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
... the Expose-R experiment and the Biorisk experiment is the possibility of assessing the effect of short-wave ultraviolet radiation, which does not reach the Earth’s surface. This experiment involves scientists representing ESA as well as researchers...
