The ESA Education office is proud to launch the new and improved ESA Kids website, the online home of Paxi, the ESA Education mascot. With the new design and organisation, ESA Kids is the one-stop shop for all space-related information, resources, multimedia, and activities for children. The ESA Kids platform has a new look and feel that enables users easier access to space-inspired Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) content geared toward primary-school aged children (5-12 years) in English, German, Dutch, Spanish, French, and Italian.  

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst will return to Earth alongside NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokopiev on 20 December. After more than six months living and working on the International Space Station, their Soyuz is expected to touch down in Kazakhstan at around 05:06 GMT (06:06 CET).

Safety is of utmost importance on construction sites. The industry is one that can put workers at high risk of injury and even death. Maintaining safety on a construction site requires constant vigilance. And it can’t be done by simply writing a health and safety policy document. It’s important to acknowledge potential risks across a […]

On June 3, 2015 Frayji Design Group Inc., a land surveying company in lincoln, attended the City Of Lincoln Council Special Meeting with the Nevada Irrigation District (NID) and Placer County Water Agency (PCWA). As Lincoln prepares for expansion, the water resources of the area will need to be managed effectively in order to meet […]

A caster is a convenient tool that has a spinning wheel. The spinning function is a caster’s highlight feature as it gives a mobile product enhanced control on different terrains. This is why thousands of designers mount caster wheels on items that can be pushed around a space. Grocery Baskets Grocery carts have four wheels. […]

Risk is inherent in any activity: All decisions or actions may result in unwanted consequences. Thus the proper thing to do is always to con­sider risk and to make use of the information gained in the decision process. Risk Management Process Risk management is basically a managerial tool to support the deci­sion maker. The initial […]

Technology image of the week: multiple integrated circuits destined for the brains of Europe’s future space missions

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Lake Dukan sends holiday greetings and a new year warning

A new study reveals that, contrary to first impressions, Rosetta did detect signs of an infant bow shock at the comet it explored for two years – the first ever seen forming anywhere in the Solar System.

As the owner of a machine or mechanics shop, you know how quickly the floor in your building can get dirty. Even if you use products like bleach and sand to clean up oil, grease, and other substances, you may never be able to get the floor looking like brand new. Stains may be left […]

F# is a strongly typed, multi-paradigm programming language with imperative, functional, and object-oriented programming methods. In the first part of our F# tutorial series, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Shanglun Wang demonstrates how to get started and create a simple app using nothing but F#.

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There are several kinds of estimating techniques; these can be grouped into two main categories:  Approximate Estimates and Detailed Estimates 1. Approximate Estimates An approximate estimate is an approximate or rough estimate prepared to obtain an approximate cost in a short time. For certain purposes the use of such methods is justified. 2. Detailed Estimate […]

A look at policies and possible trade-offs, including the risk of hampering innovation.

If you have spent a long period of time to study in the academic field and you would like to teach in that particular field, you will find that it is perfect for you to obtain the doctorate degree. This is one of the degrees that you would like to get to show that your […]

Monaco, known officially as the Principality of Monaco is a sovereign city-state in the French Riviera in Eastern Europe. Economy-wise, Monaco records the highest GDP in the world at over $150,000 and quite a low unemployment rate of 2%. Monaco’s economy is mainly supported by tourism. Tourists come to have a go at the Monte […]

Judy Robertson has a blog post that I really enjoyed: What Children Want to Know About Computers. She argues that computational thinking has abstracted too far away from what students really want to know about, the machine. Computational thinking has been a hugely successful idea and is now taught at school in many countries across the […]

Space Science Image of the Week: Saturn’s moons Dione and Rhea appear as one in this unusual line-up

Providing water for drinking, irrigation and power, glaciers in the world’s highest mountains are a lifeline for more than a billion people. As climate change takes a grip and glaciers lose mass, one might think that, lubricated by more meltwater, they flow more quickly. However, satellite images from over the last 30 years show that it isn’t as simple as that.

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When thinking about the process of blending, it is easy to use the analogy of a blender in a kitchen. This is a preparation process that places materials that are often dissimilar in a well and uses a paddle or blade to combine them. With the exception of oil-and-water emulsions, which can tend to separate […]

One question people might be asking is, what took so long?

In many states, they’d be a lot harder to see.