Studying and monitoring space weather: from coronal mass ejections to solar energetic particles
Life on Earth depends on heat and light from our nearest star, the Sun. However, the environment around our planet is constantly being altered by the Sun’s varied behaviours, and this ‘space weather’ is notoriously difficult to predict.
Automatic detection and identification of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects
The Earth is constantly bombarded by small, usually rocky bodies that are flung toward it, most originating from the asteroid belt. Fortunately, our planet is surrounded by a thin but vital atmosphere that protects it from the vast majority of these visitors, causing them to burn up before they can do any damage.
ESA Space Debris Training Course
Space debris describes the mass of human-made junk that has been discarded into space. Initially launched with ambitious scientific and technological goals in mind, these old satellites and rocket parts are now obsolete but continue to orbit the Earth despite the ending of their missions.
As of 2017, 23 000 artificial objects were being tracked in Earth orbit, including 1200 operational satellites. It is estimated that the number of objects too small to be observed is over 166 million.
The contributor role can perform the following operations:
Go to the top bar and access "Add Content". Select Activity.
Fill the information about the activity.
The image to be uploaded is displayed in the lists of activities. It must have the following dimensions 160x160
Click "save" when finished.
The new activity included is by default not published. Please, notify the editor user responsible for the application in order to review and publish the new content.
The editor role can perform the following operations:
- For creation, editing and import of activities, see the contributor help page /contributor-information
Follow the same process as for activities but selecting news.
The image for news are displayed in the home page and optionally in the top slider. The dimension of the image must be larger than 1440x490 pixels.
The edit link appears when placing the mouse pointer over the news images.
Further understanding of wound healing processes
ISS In vitro Experiment which will study changes that occur during skin wound healing processes under spaceflight conditions. Project is linked to the Wound Healing topical team which is aimed at understanding wound healing processes, diagnostics and therapeutics.
Mung Bean cultivation in spaceflight to support reliable food production in closed environments
Studies crop plant (Mung Bean) cultivation in spaceflight, to support optimisation of high plant compartment of MELISSA bioregenerative life support system. Knowledge and technology relevant to reliable food production in closed / compact environments.
Producing oxygen in space through photosynthesis with spirulina
ISS Experiment with minature photobioreactor using Arthrospira (Spirulina) to understand behaviour of this compartment of the MELISSA bioregenerative life support system under spaceflight conditions. The first part of the experiment was performed onabord ISS in early 2018 and a second part isin preparation.
Understanding the mechanisms of Immune suppression
Determining the role of programmed apoptosis (cell death) in loss of white blood cells (originating in the thymus) in microgravity.
