ExoMars parachute extraction tests

Video: 00:00:32 A series of clips from different angles and at different speeds showing parachute extraction…

Clues to Mars’ Lost Water

Scientists are studying Mars with SOFIA to uncover clues hidden in its atmosphere about how the…

Parachute bag

Close-up of the parachute bag – containing one of two test parachutes of the ExoMars 2020…

Ski tourism may disappear if climate commitments not met

As the longest United Nations climate talks on record end with a compromise in Madrid, new…

New algorithm reveals many previously unknown potential antibiotics in the human gut

We typically think about antibiotics as drugs that our doctors prescribe. But they are actually molecular…

Improved 3-D nanoprinting technique to build nanoskyscrapers

Nanowalls, nanobridges, nano “jungle gyms”: It could seem like the description of a Lilliputian village, but…

A platform to prepare fluorescently tagged proteins and simulate their native environment

All cells have a lipid membrane that encircles their internal components—forming a protective barrier to control…

Smelly, poisonous molecule may be a sure-fire sign of extraterrestrial life

Phosphine is among the stinkiest, most toxic gases on Earth, found in some of the foulest…

Call for Media: Director General’s Annual Press Conference

Press Release N° 26–2019 ESA invites media to a start of year press conference laying out…

Researchers develop new materials theory relevant to ultrafast electronics, batteries and more

Phase transitions have long been of crucial importance to scientific research. The change from water to…