Aerobraking completed

Since arriving at Mars in October 2016, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has been aerobraking its…

Good progress

In less than a minute, this speeded-up animation depicts the progress made by ExoMars Trace Gas…

Aerobraking completed

Since arriving at Mars in October 2016, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has been aerobraking its…

Waterbeds simulate weightlessness to help Skinsuits combat back pain in space

Astronauts tend to become taller in weightlessness – causing back pain and making it difficult to…

Waterbeds simulate weightlessness to help Skinsuits combat back pain in space

Astronauts tend to become taller in weightlessness – causing back pain and making it difficult to…

Hyper-impact

Technology image of the week: what looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually a…

Hyper-impact

Technology image of the week: what looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually a…

Hypervelocity impact testing

What looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually the instant an 2.8 mm-diameter aluminium…

Hypervelocity impact testing

What looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually the instant an 2.8 mm-diameter aluminium…

White space science

The Franco-Italian Antarctic research base of Concordia sits 1670 km from the South Pole. On the…