The Solar Activity
Solar activity is reflected through the Sun's cycle, which has a periodicity of 11 years, and it can also be called the Solar magnetic
The Sun – Our star
The Sun… idolatrized from ancient civilizations people to 60s rock legends, its presence has been acquainted by humanity from early ages, providing it a
Another turn around the sun – we are back!
We are back! Are you ready for our 10th edition? In this year’s edition of Coimbra Space Summer School, our focus is on solar
RIME: the radar sounder on JUICE
The Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) is one of the scientific instruments on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)
Studying the morphology of Jupiter’s icy moons and monitoring the planet’s atmosphere with JANUS
by Laetitia Le Deit, Gabriel Tobie, Benoît Seignovert 30/08/2023 JANUS is the visible camera onboard the JUICE spacecraft. It will be used to study
Live like an Astronaut
According to the dictionary, an astronaut is a person who is professionally trained to travel in a spacecraft. "Astronaut" is the term used by
Chandrayaan-3 to land near Lunar south pole
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) mission Chandrayaan-3 is due to land near the lunar south pole today. This will be the first Moon
Mapping the chemical diversity of the Galilean moons with MAJIS
Gabriel Tobie, 18/08/2023 The Galileo mission (1996-2003) provided clear evidence that the Galilean moons, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, harbour a salted water ocean underneath
Probing the interior of Ganymede and Callisto with 3GM
by Gabriel Tobie, 18/08/2023 Ganymede and Callisto have similar sizes and masses, and both possess an internal ocean underneath their cold icy surface. However,
Jupiter Great Red Spot
by Alexandra Pais Jupiter hosts the most wide and strong windstorm known in the solar system. The Great Red Spot is a huge anticyclone