For the first time in 13 years, the European Space Agency is looking for new female and male astronauts. The focus is on diversity, because ESA wants to make work in orbit more attractive not only for women, but also open it up to people with disabilities.
Clogged roads, traffic jams, unpopular public transport: Germany is still a long way from a real turnaround in traffic. The Corona pandemic is further exacerbating the dominance of the car. Researchers are calling for the privileges for passenger cars to be abolished.
Veronika Eyring combines climate models and observational data to better understand and predict the Earth system and climate change. The physicist, who conducts research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the University of Bremen, has now been awarded the Leibniz Prize for her achievement.
How can airplanes be ecological and economical at the same time, and when will the dream of climate-neutral flying become reality? DLR researchers are getting to the roots of these questions. Their goal: a comprehensive concept for sustainable air traffic.
Since her childhood in China, Xiaoxiang Zhu has been fascinated by space. Now the data scientist has found her dream job: At the German Aerospace Center (DLR) she analyses huge amounts of information sent to Earth by satellites.
By the start of the summer break, it will be possible to travel within Europe again. But how great is the risk of contracting coronavirus on an aircraft or train? Researchers are studying how viruses spread inside passenger cabins.
For weeks now, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has been forcing life into standby mode. Aeronautical and space research has also been affected. Meanwhile, despite the crisis, the International Space Station (ISS) has been extended.
Günther Hasinger is the director of science at the European Space Agency (ESA). His love of astronomy got its start at the observatory in Munich - and has taken him around the world.
Alexander Gerst in command of the ISS, a mole landing on Mars, and a launch toward Mercury: These are just three major events in space exploration we have to look forward to in 2018. What follows is an overview of some of this year’s highlights, which are increasingly being shaped by private initiatives.
Most people think diesel engines are significant contributors to air pollution. But modern models produce hardly any particulates or nitrogen oxides. We spoke with Thomas Koch about a technology that has fallen into such disrepute.
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