This year 2019 marked five years since ESA’s Rosetta probe arrived at its target, a comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (or 67P/C-G). In August, it was four years since the comet, escorted by Rosetta, reached its perihelion – the closest point to the Sun along its orbit. This image, gathered by Rosetta a couple of months after perihelion, when the comet activity was still […]
H2020: Training and Education on Quantum Technologies
This call ( FETFLAG-07-2020), whose main objective is to create a pan-European agenda for the development of a master’s degree in quantum technology covering the needs of European industry, belongs to the Future and Emerging Technologies sub-programme of the H2020 Programme. Quantum technology (QT) is a rapidly accelerating field of research and development with a […]
European technology allows fast and secure transfer of data from space to Earth
The European External Action Service and the European Commission hosted a live demonstration of the European Data Relay System (EDRS), also known as ‘Space data highway’. Laser technology The system is the world’s first laser-link in the sky, based on cutting-edge European laser technology. It allows transferring large volume of data, in particular images, from […]