China’s Chang’e-4 mission starts on Moon
This China’s Chang’e-4 mission is the first mission on Moon after many years. With that the Chinese space organization has demonstrated to make a serious effort to push for the human exploration of Space.
Winter on Mars on Korolev crater
ESA supplies pictures of Koralve crater on Mars with clear evidence of an ice bacin located in the crater. The pictures are taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, collected in different years. Korolev crater glacier has a thickness of about 2 km. Who knows if one day human skiers will have fun on such…
Course on Python programming for Mars Robotics
We teach the second course on Python programminig for Mars robotics to the schools of robotics (https://www.scuoladirobotica.it) in Italy.
Caltech study confirms oxygen in water on Mars
Caltech study confirms oxygen in water on Mars. On Nature Geoscience a new study highlights the solubility of O2 in brines under Martian near-surface conditions. Higher concetrations of O2 are foreseen in polar regions. The study suggest that there can be near-surface environments on Mars with sufficient O2 available for aerobic microbes to breathe. a view of radar Marsis discovery…
Partecipation at IAC 2018
A huge stuff for human exploration of Mars at Iac 2018 in Bremen. We have been part of that presenting our research work and our technlogy.
Mars at your fingertips at European Rover Challenge
We are a month away from the European Rover Challenge – an international robotics competition. The fourth edition of this event will take place on 14-16 September 2018 at the Museum of Nature and Technology in Starachowice, Poland. ERC is the biggest robotics and space open-air event in the world. Every edition attracts more and…
IAC 2018 BREMEN 1- 5 OCT
The 69th International Astronautic Congress in Bremen 1-5 OCT : IAC Mars Planet will be present at IAC with its delegation involved in a series of meetings and events.
EMC 18 IN SWITZERLAND
European Mars Conference EMC18 will take place this year in Switzerland. Furter information on https://planete-mars-suisse.space/en/emc18-en
Italian Radar Marsis discovers liquid water on Mars
Italian Radar MARSIS discovers liquid water on Mars #MARSisNEWS, https://twitter.com/ASI_spazio
Mars Aquaponic Rotary System (M.A.R.S.) Project
The project was developed in collaboration with the University of Bergamo. The assigned task concerned the design of a greenhouse for Mars colonization. We started from an existing project based on a room containing shelves supporting vases with plants. Not satisfied from the innovative point of view, we have broken down the problem and…