EGU Scientific Divisions

Challenger: the lessons of a teacher who never reached space

Catarina Aydar January 28, 2026

Icarus’ fall; Challengers self-destruction. Source: Kennedy Space Center - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/10697912315/in/album-72157630719371642/, Public Domain

Humankind’s development is often associated with facing challenges. The original ideas required to solve new problems keep pushing the power of human creation towards more sophisticated and practical solutions. However, part of the excitement of any challenge comes from the dangers of trying something that nobody has accomplished before. An example of technological advances driven by human a ...[Read More]

Jacobus Kapteyn at 175: Still expanding our cosmic horizon

Sabrina Minnick January 23, 2026

IC410_Tadpoles. Photo by the author

January 19th marked the 175th birthday of Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn. His work and legacy had a profound yet subtle impact on the astronomical community and our understanding of the cosmos. His lasting contributions and methodologies continue to be refined and provide the foundation for ongoing astronomical research and discoveries. After he completed his studies, Kapteyn worked at Leiden Ob ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: meet Silke Asche, researcher of the origin of life on other planets!

Simon Clark January 16, 2026

Silke Asche

Hello Silke and welcome to GeoTalk! Before we dig into your topic of expertise, could you introduce yourself to our readers? Hello, Simon. My name is Silke Asche, and I am a chemist in astrobiology and part of the Agnostic Biosignature Collective led by Dr Heather Graham at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight enter. My Ph.D. focused on Origins of Life (OoL) research and the automation of such experiments. ...[Read More]

More than just a cat: How Schrödinger invented modern Earth science

Asmae Ourkiya January 5, 2026

Image by Luku Muffin. Source: Unsplash

Did you know that yesterday, Sunday, January 4, 2026, marked 65 years since Erwin Schrödinger passed away? While the internet loves him for his cat in a box thought experiment, Geoscientists love him for something much more practical: the equation. Many of us have spent decades debating the health of a hypothetical feline in a box (I remember watching this episode of the Bing Bang Theory and think ...[Read More]