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Why CAVES – Astrobiology (video)
NASA’s director of Astrobiology Institute, Penelope Boston, explains why caves are interesting to astrobiologists.
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Space technology for life on Earth (article)
The abundance of data that satellites collect about our planet can help solve a myriad of problems on Earth. For example, remote sensing technology can be used to detect environmental changes, satellite communication can assist with remote services and natural disaster management, and human spaceflight has advanced our understanding of medicine. https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Preparing_for_the_Future/Discovery_and_Preparation/Space_technology_for_life_on_Earth
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Resource: European Space Agency
“The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.” https://www.esa.int/
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Integral: Fifteen years in orbit
“This video shows how the orbit of ESA’s INTEGRAL spacecraft has evolved, since launch on 17 October 2002, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, to October 2017. INTEGRAL (from INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) observes the ever-changing, powerful, and violent cosmos. It is the first space observatory that can simultaneously observe objects in gamma rays, X-rays,…
