For the first time in years, people are once again on their way to the Moon. The next steps are to land and to actually start building there. However, construction is not so straightforward. Moonquakes may prove to be more disruptive than previously thought. This is evident from the research on which Anne van der Pauw graduated this week at Civil Engineering & Geosciences.
If everything goes according to plan, four astronauts will travel into space for a trip around the moon toninght at 0:24 a.m. (Netherlands time). Is this Artemis II mission the beginning of a new era in space travel? Students at Space Oasis Delft are already preparing for the next step: “I might even go to Mars myself one day.”
On Wednesday, Mayor Alexander Pechtold ceremonially opened a new educational cleanroom at The Hague University of Applied Sciences on the Delft campus. The aim is to train more technical staff for the semiconductor industry.
Queuing for Coffee Star, the food truck, or – like last week – at the polling station is, of course, never fun. Or is it? Can standing in line be fun? What does it depend on? Delta takes a closer look at standing in line.
Sea levels are not always calculated accurately, according to a major comparative study by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Deltares in Nature. In some places, sea levels are up to a metre higher than previously thought. This means that millions more people are coming into the danger zone. What went wrong? Elevation modeler Maarten Pronk explains.
It has been postponed several times, but soon people will be going to the moon again. Does this offer hope for Delft students who want to become astronauts? André Kuipers answers 5 questions and has 10 tips for students dreaming of a career as a space explorer.
On Wednesday, Geothermie Delft's geothermal power plant officially became operational. From now on, part of the campus and three DUWO student flats (Mijnbouwplein, Stieltjesweg and Michiel de Ruyterweg) are now heated with hot water from deep underground. Excavation work for the construction of a geothermal network. (Photo: Nikita Ham) "Opening a new heat source in
On Monday morning 9 February, trains between The Hague and Delft were cancelled and traffic lights were not working due to a power outage. Is this an isolated incident or a sign of an increasingly vulnerable electricity grid? Power grid professor Peter Palensky: “Overall, the infrastructure is improving.”
The shipping industry needs to be less polluting and even become emission free. How can this be achieved at a time where everyone orders everything from Temu? By falling back on the wind. Researchers are testing the aerodynamics of a cargo ship in a wind tunnel to determine the best place to position rotor sails.
Humans will soon be heading back to the moon, but the launch of Artemis II, which was planned for this week, has been postponed until March due to technical problems. What makes this launch unique and why is launching so difficult? Five questions for Sebastien Welters from student rocket association DARE.
