Since time immemorial we human beings have always yearned to explore beyond our daily environments to find out what lies elsewhere, normally from a sense of need but sometimes from sheer curiosity! In this quest we have needed to look…
Navigation by satellite and the economy are closely related. Nowadays, flights, ships and mobile telephones all need these systems to guide them, making the economic implications enormous. The European Union is putting the final touches to its own navigation system:…
Evidence surrounds you. On a clear-sky night, with a pair of binoculars, you can observe the bombarded surface of the moon. Using slightly fancier tools, the same phenomenon is observable all across the Solar System. Evidence is also present in…
The Unexplored Antarctic expedition will be reaching icy climes humankind has never set eyes on before. December 1 will see the launch of this Spanish expedition that sets out with a series of goals in mind. Two of the main…
Once Upon a Time It all started with a very old fashioned 3D visualization tool called SatViz, which showed the International Space Station and European Laboratory “Columbus” orbiting the Earth. Although it was a feature-rich tool it was lacking in…