ISS - Exploration Science https://explorationscience.esa.int/tag/iss/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:36:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://explorationscience.esa.int/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ESA-favicon.png ISS - Exploration Science https://explorationscience.esa.int/tag/iss/ 32 32 Happy birthday to you, Electromagnetic Levitator! https://explorationscience.esa.int/happy-birthday-to-you-electromagnetic-levitator/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:58:49 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=1380 This summer marks the ten-year anniversary of the electromagnetic levitation facility on the International Space Station.  Helping to reveal the core physics at play in materials science, the Electromagnetic Levitator (EML) is a furnace in ESA’s Columbus laboratory that can melt metals by induction heating them up to 2200 °C. See the article

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]]> ESA Networking session at FENS2024 https://explorationscience.esa.int/esa-networking-fens2024/ Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:45:04 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=1366 We had an incredible time at FENS2024! We explored fascinating insights into cerebrospinal fluid movement, navigation mechanisms, and other topics that could impact human space exploration. Our session on neuroscience’s role in human exploration drew huge interest from the science community. We’re excited to see more contributions from passionate researchers in this important field the […]

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]]> Droplets unite! https://explorationscience.esa.int/droplets-unite/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:25:56 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=1031 How drops form is not entirely understood on Earth – much less in space. To study the phenomenon on the International Space Station, an ESA experimental setup faced rigorous tests on the ground. Read the dull story here

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]]> Quantum Science: shaken, driven, dropped, and flown https://explorationscience.esa.int/quantum-science-shaken-driven-dropped-and-flown/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:40:12 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=1026 As quantum technology continues to shape our future, quantum entanglement remains a crucial element in unlocking valuable space applications, but how robust is it? Read the full story here

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]]> Metallurgy in Space : Recent Results from ISS https://explorationscience.esa.int/metallurgy-in-space-recent-results-from-iss/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 08:02:56 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=1021 Recent Book summarizes the most exciting results of the physical property measurements in the ISS and demonstrates the entire chain of crucial developments from the atomic structure to related macroscopic properties.

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]]> Highlight presentation about Euro Material Ageing (EMA) at EUROMAT 2023 https://explorationscience.esa.int/metallurgy-in-space/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:27:28 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=1013 Highlight presentation at the conference EUROMAT 2023. More info about the program here

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]]> ESA’s “BRAIN DTI” experiment team awarded with Compelling Results award https://explorationscience.esa.int/esa-braindti-wins-award/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:07:00 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=996 ESA’s BRAIN DTI experiment, assessing how the brain adapts to spaceflight making use of MRI brain scans, has been honoured with the Compelling Results Award in Human Health in Space at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRD), held at the end of July in Seattle, USA. The science team is led by […]

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]]> ESA SciSpacE experiment: Muscle Stimulation https://explorationscience.esa.int/esa-scispace-muscle-stimulation/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:56:24 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=993 Learn more about the ongoing ESA Exploration Science “Muscle Stimulation” experiment in this video:

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]]> “Research on ISS” panel at Paris Air Show 2023 (Le Bourget) https://explorationscience.esa.int/iss-research-panel-paris-air-show-2023/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:54:28 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=970 On day 2 of the 2023 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, ESA organised a panel on “Science results and benefits from the International Space Station” with ESA and CNES representatives. Speakers:

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]]> The future of the science of space exploration published in npj Microgravity collection https://explorationscience.esa.int/esa-scispace-white-papers-published-in-npj-microgravity-collection/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 03:16:42 +0000 https://scispace.esa.int/?p=563 Read the published papers in npj Microgravity in the “The future of science of space exploration: a European view” here.

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