In the second part of the ‘Conversations on Space’, filmed by colleagues from our Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Norbert Werner and Samuel Kováčik talked about the results of the SRG / eROSITA X-ray satellite, the return of the Hayabusa 2 and Chang'e 5 missions and the future of lunar missions; however, their main theme was the democratisation of space.
Norbert Werner shared his experiences of the Japanese Hitomi mission and the large mission of the European Space Agency, Athena. The scientists also discussed new possibilities arising from the use of nanosatellites and medium-sized satellites, which are closely related to the development of commercial companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin. How does the operation of these commercial companies differ from large space agencies such as NASA and ESA? What can we look forward to in astronautics over the next ten years? Will the greater availability of satellites overwhelm Earth’s orbital space?
The vidcast is available only in Czech.
Take a look at the first vidcast by colleagues from our Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics. Norbert Werner and Samuel Kováčik discussed, for example, the Nobel Prize in Physics, phosphane in the atmosphere of Venus, and especially the hot universe. (Available only in Czech.)
Brno, the city where Gregor Mendel laid the foundations of genetics, became the European centre of synthetic biology last week. From the 6th to the 8th of November, Brno’s planetarium hosted the prestigious Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe VII conference, focusing on the practical applications of synthetic biology. The conference brought together 150 experts from over 30 countries to discuss how synthetic biology approaches could help address some of today’s most pressing challenges - climate change, cancer, and environmental sustainability.
