On 16th of September 2014 the new robotic lab was opened at Airbus Defence and Space. During this event, the cooperation agreement on the inclusion of Airbus DS as an associate partner in the HGF Alliance ROBEX was signed by Prof. Karin Lochte (AWI) and Mr Bart Rynan (Airbus DS).
Published on: 09/02/2014
For the fourth time the AWI icebreaker Polarstern today reached the geographical North Pole. At 12:23 pm Central European Daylight saving time the ship crossed the northernmost point on the Earth, as Polarstern captain Stefan Schwarze and chief scientist Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Stein announced. RV Polarstern is currently on a two month long expedition in the Central Arctic. The geoscientific program will be completed by additional activities related to sea ice physics, oceanography and polar ecology. To read the current expedition expert, click here.
Published on: 09/02/2014
Russian cosmonauts have found traces of plankton and other microorganisms during cleaning the exterior of the ISS that may have been carried by air currents to the ISS. Some of these microorganisms seem to be able to survive in the space environment itself.
Published on: 09/02/2014
The experiment BIOMEX, led by the DLR Institute of Planetary Research in Berlin, has arrived on the ISS. In 12 different chambers BIOMEX will promote the understanding of possible life on Mars by performing studies of simple organisms in simulated Martian soil, atmosphere and various radiation effects over more than 1.5 years outdoors the ISS.
Published on: 09/02/2014
During an expedition with the German research vessel Polarstern off the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, an international team of scientists discovered for the first time active methane seeps at the seafloor of the Southern Ocean. The finding was published in the Earth and Planetary Science Letters. (read more)
Published on: 09/02/2014
The German ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst has operate by remote control the Eurobot Rover from the ISS. In METERON project the teleoperation of robotic elements on the surface of manned missions in orbit is demonstrated, could enable new scenarios to explore the moon and Mars.
Published on: 09/02/2014
Gliders are autonomous measuring probes collecting data for marine research in the open ocean on predetermined courses between the sea surface and up to 1000 meters water depth. The fact that these devices can also operate precisely in the 20-meter shallow Baltic Sea was proven in an experiment by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel at the “Boknis Eck” time series station. The data obtained here have now been published in the international journal “Biogeosciences”. (read more)
Published on: 09/02/2014