Mars

Polish company to build satellite for Oman

A preliminary agreement between SatRevolution and Oman was signed a few days ago. "Within 30 days, we have to present proposals to specialists from the University of Muscat and then together determine the final path in which the satellite is to travel," said the SatRevolution CEO. Jakub Kamiński/PAP

SatRevolution, a Polish company based in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland, has been commissioned by Oman to design and build a satellite that will travel to, for example, the Moon, Mars or Venus, SatRevolution CEO Grzegorz Zwolinski told PAP.

Poland, NASA seal cooperation accord

The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) and NASA have signed a cooperation agreement paving the way for Polish participation in the exploration of the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies, POLSA told PAP on Tuesday.

Olsztyn scientists come up with ‘martian soil simulator’ to grow plants on Mars

The New Life Capsule enables them to create specific conditions for observing the development of algal-fungal biomass, which creates a special fertiliser.

New app brings Mars exploration closer to life on Earth

The mobile app from Warsaw-based firm Immersion VR presents NASA’s ‘Perseverance’ rover mission and the surface of Mars in an interactive way.

It’s The Debrief Christmas Special 2020!

It’s that time of year again for The Debrief Christmas Special! Hosted by John Beauchamp with guest Ed Wight, Managing Editor of The First News.

Astronomers discover smallest rogue planet in the galaxy

To locate the free-floating planet, a team of international astronomers led by those from the University of Warsaw’s OGLE team at the Astronomical Observatory used an astronomical phenomenon called gravitational microlensing.

Brainy Wrocław space team beat off global competition to win TWO awards for Life on Mars projects

The Innspace team from the Wrocław University of Technology received the Future Mars Life Competition awards in China for their innovative Ideacity concept for an entire Martian base and their residential Dome project utilizing shape memory materials.

Stars in her eyes: the woman who wants to blast off into space

TFN speaks to Agnieszka Elwertowska, an analogue Mars mission commander, engineer and IT student, who hopes to become only the second Polish astronaut after Mirosław Hermaszewski.

Kielce University of Technology to host European Rover Challenge 2020

The 6th European Rover Challenge (ERC), an international competition to design and build a Mars rover, will be held at the Kielce University of Technology (PSK), in south-central Poland, on September 11-13, 2020.

Cosmic! Ace space team from Kraków wins international Mars rover comp

The AGH Space Systems' Kalman rover beat 20 teams from around the world, including three from Poland, to take first place in the Indian Rover Challenge competition to design and build a Mars rover.

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