Four asteroids for Politecnico di Milano’s DART Lab
The International Astronomical Union has named four small bodies of the Solar System after Francesco Topputo, Iosto Fodde, Carmine Giordano and Paolo…
“I Wanted to Become an Astronaut. Today I Help Astronauts Prepare for Mars”
A simple Holter monitor could track cardiovascular fitness during space missions
A sustainable future for lunar orbit
Dozens of missions are about to reach the Moon: a “waste sorting” system for their satellites is already needed today.
What if the answer to “Are we alone in the universe?” is hidden in a laser?
From laser physics to the search for habitable planets: a forty-year scientific journey. With NIR AstroComb, near-infrared becomes the key to…
Microgravity, macro questions: COLIS, twenty years of physics from Earth to space
In microgravity, lasers and light analysis allow us to observe how gels and soft materials rearrange themselves over time.
Navigating the future: deep learning innovation for space vehicles
Stefano Silvestrini discusses the challenges of autonomous driving, navigation and control in Space.
Water as a shield from cosmic radiation for astronauts: the housing module Moon Urchin suit for lunar life
Water as a source of life, even where there is no life – or at least, not yet.
Beyond the Earth’s orbit: the importance of satellite autonomy
Behind the great space missions lies the work of scholars like Paolo Panicucci, a researcher at the Politecnico di Milano. With experience in Italy,…
The polytechnic astronaut ready to board the ISS
We met Anthea Comellini during a break from her tour at the Politecnico di Milano to mark the 75th edition of IAC.
The engineer-philosopher with a passion for space
Interview with Tommaso Ghidini