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Student plant study could help understand the effect of altered gravity on humans21 May 2013 Student researchers have investigated how changes in gravity affect intracellular processes in plants. The research was conducted as part of ESA Education’s Spin Your Thesis! Programme. Their results could have implications for understanding human hea...
Prestigious “Sciences at School” label introduced in Belgium16 May 2013 A new chapter in the successful “Space and Education” project, which supports science education in Belgium, was marked yesterday by a special event held at Han-sur-Lesse school, in the Ardennes region of Belgium. On 15 May, 17 Belgian schools were of...
The Rexus 2013 campaign concludes17 May 2013
The Rexus 2013 campaign concludes17 May 2013 It’s ‘mission complete’ for two sounding rockets, eight experiments, and forty-nine university students. The Rexus 13 and 14 launch campaign has concluded in Sweden. The students all gained invaluable experience in conducting scientific or technologic...
ESA Summer Workshop for Teachers 2013 13 May 2013
ESA Summer Workshop for Teachers 2013 13 May 2013 This year ESA is organising the 4th summer workshop for science teachers of students between 14 and 18 years of age. The workshop will be held at ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), located in Noordwijk , the Netherlands , fro...
Understanding the surfaces of asteroids10 May 2013
Understanding the surfaces of asteroids10 May 2013 A Fly Your Thesis! experiment has explained how gravel and rocks behave on the surface of an asteroid. The results will be useful in explaining asteroid geology, interpreting images of asteroid surfaces and designing future asteroid lander missions.
Innovative vegetation monitor now up in the sky with Proba-V07 May 2013 A newcomer has joined ESA’s Earth Observation fleet with the launch of Proba-V, an innovative and new miniaturised satellite that will track vegetation on a global scale. Its data will provide researchers, educators and students with new data and imag...
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