A Christmas gift from NASA to all space enthusiasts: the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA’s next space science observatory following Hubble, developed in partnership with ESA and CSA, successfully launched on December 25th, 2021. This next-generation telescope will offer astronomers the opportunity to observe the evolution and formation of stars and planets, exoplanet systems, and our solar system in ways never before possible. […]
DART mission: a milestone in the planetary defense program
DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) is a planetary defence project. It uses a smashing collision with an asteroid to alter its trajectory, and it will be the first demonstration of the kinetic impactor technique to change the course of an asteroid in space. DART is a spacecraft designed to impact an asteroid as a test […]
A checkpoint in the PoliSpace journey!
Founded in Sept. 2020, the Polispace association has been working with the aim to share the passion for space with students and spread it around thanks to the commitment of its executive members, a group of students from different backgrounds who have a passion for aerospace and space. This year, Polispace celebrated its first year […]
An all-civilian space mission: Inspiration4!
A new era for space exploration and research has begun: humans are now starting to embrace a whole new set of thoughts towards the universe and are becoming more and more involved in space-related topics, as they are now a fundamental part of everyday life. Hope, prosperity, curiosity, determination, passion, ambition: these are the principles […]