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To find life in space with NASA/JPL
Luleå University of Technology is among the few to be part in a prestigious collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with the aim of exploring signs of life in other planets. This collaboration might prove itself to answer the … Continued
Luxembourg Young Graduate Trainee Programme
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! The Luxembourg Young Graduate Trainee (LuxYGT) programme offers a wide range of internships at the European Space Agency for Luxembourg students. The internships take place at different ESA centers, offering successful applicants an opportunity to … Continued
2022 IAF Emerging Space Leaders Grant Programme
Elizaveta Shashkova, the former chair of the student council of UNIVERSEH, has been named one of the 30 most promising students and young professionals in the space area and has been chosen by the Emerging Space Leaders Sub-Committee of the International … Continued
University rover advances to finals in ESA/ESRIC Moon competition
SpaceR, a Space Robotics Research Group of the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), was selected on 29 March for the finals in the ESA/ESRIC Space Resources Challenge. The primary goal of the challenge is … Continued
ESA suspends Exomars mission over Ukraine invasion
ESA’s ruling Council, meeting in Paris on 16-17 March, assessed the situation arising from the war in Ukraine regarding ExoMars, and unanimously acknowledged the present impossibility of carrying out the ongoing cooperation with Roscosmos on the ExoMars rover mission with a … Continued
Swedish-Finnish collaboration sends satellite to space
A collaboration between Swedish and Finnish universities and research institutes will result in a nanosatellite, KvarkenSat, eventually being launched into orbit around the Earth. The satellite is built by researchers at Luleå University of Technology and will provide various actors … Continued
Unique research provides greener rocket propulsion systems
The number of rocket launches expects to increase in the future. Alexis Bohlin, researcher in Space Systems at Luleå University of Technology, wants to contribute to greener rocket engine fuel and components that provide less climate impact. – The goal … Continued
Fine dust on the surface of Mars
There is a very thin layer of very fine, loose material on top of Mars’ soil. By using data from NASA’s Mars lander InSight, researchers been able to resolve an extremely thin layer of soil. – Soil on Mars behaves … Continued
Student team from uni.lu to conduct experiment aboard the ISS
A team of students from the University of Luxembourg was selected as one of the winners of the “Überflieger 2” competition and will be able to conduct a scientific experiment aboard the International Space Station in late 2022 or early … Continued