Working on White Mars
Working on White Mars
British NHS surgical resident Dr Nina Purvis is with the European Space Agency in Antarctica, researching "White Mars".
How do you like them apples?
Last month we received a very fitting gift on behalf of Tim Peake.
Take part in "Tweet the Expert" for World Space Week
If you have ever wanted to chat to an astronaut, find out what it’s like to chase a comet or simply ask how space research benefits us, then tune in to one of our ‘tweet the expert’ sessions.
Exhibiting at the International Astronautical Congress
...Space Propulsion Star Dundee If you’re planning on attending the IAC in Toronto please do stop by the UK pavilion, stand numbers 309 and 508. I shall look forward to...
An out-of-this-world Blue Peter competition
On 4 September, Blue Peter launched their competition for the children of the UK to design the mission patch for European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission to the International Space Station.
Research in space and the ageing population
Some of the most common questions we hear at the Agency are, "What benefit does space exploration actually have? What’s the point of sending people into space when we’ve so many problems here on Earth to sort out?"