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Polish-American team uncovers new details of space turbulence

Scientists from Poland and the United States have identified new mechanisms behind magnetic turbulence in Earth’s space environment, research that could improve understanding of space weather and its impact on satellites and communications.

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    Polish GLOWS instrument to study solar wind on NASA’s IMAP mission

    The Polish scientific instrument GLOWS is set to fly toward the Sun aboard a NASA satellite, the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences announced.

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    A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that life on other planets could emerge not only in water, but also in a type of solvent known as ionic liquids, or 'liquid salts'.

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    A photograph by a Polish astrophotographer has been selected as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD).

  • 08.08.2025. Director of the Łukasiewicz Institute of Aviation, Cezary Szczepański (L), Minister of Science, Marcin Kulasek (C), and President of the Łukasiewicz Research Network, Hubert Cichocki (R), during a press conference on the launch of the SPARK project, on August 8, at the Łukasiewicz Institute of Aviation headquarters in Warsaw. The aim of the Satellite Platform for Advancement of Research and Knowledge (SPARK) project is to develop and launch an experimental research satellite. PAP/Albert Zawada
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    Poland’s Łukasiewicz Research Network has launched the SPARK project, which will develop a Polish research satellite to test domestic technologies in space.

  • Wrocław, 23.07.2025. Weronika Urbańska (R) from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology and Ewa Borowska (L) from the startup Extremo Technologies at a media briefing at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology laboratories on July 23, 2025. During the event, the researchers presented the samples subjected to experiments in space during the IGNIS mission with the participation of the Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski. (mk/amb) PAP/Maciej Kulczyński
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    Polish scientists to analyse space-altered algae for use in space mining

    Polish scientists have begun analysing samples of extremophilic volcanic microalgae that were returned to Earth after a stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the IGNIS mission.

  • Warsaw, 24.07.2025. European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher during a press conference accompanying the welcoming of Polish astronaut, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, a member of the Axiom-4 mission crew, at Warsaw Chopin Airport in Okęcie. The Polish astronaut returned to Poland aboard a special government aircraft. (jm) PAP/Leszek Szymański
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    Polish astronaut is ‘strong candidate’ for European Astronaut Corps, says ESA chief

    Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski is an “exceptionally strong candidate” for active membership in the European Astronaut Corps, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher has told the Polish Press Agency (PAP).

  • 25.07.2025. Axiom-4 crew member Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski during an interview for the Polish Press Agency at the Ministry of Development and Technology in Warsaw. PAP/Rafał Guz
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    Polish astronaut ‘ready to join European Astronaut Corps’ but waiting approval

    Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski has said he is ready to join the European Astronaut Corps, pending approval from the European Space Agency (ESA) and relevant Polish authorities.

  • July 17, 2025. Project coordinator Professor Ewa Szuszkiewicz (R) and Professor Franco Ferrari (L) from the Institute of Physics at the University of Szczecin present a sample box of yeast during a press conference summarizing the Yeast TardigradeGene project, on July 17, at the University of Szczecin. The Yeast Yeast TardigradeGene experiment, full name: 'Before we fly to Mars: Can tardigrades help protect other organisms in space?', is being carried out by a consortium of three universities: the University of Szczecin (project coordinator), the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, and the University of Silesia in Katowice. It is one of the experiments of the first Polish science and technology mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski supervised the Yeast TardigradeGene experiment throughout the mission. (sko) PAP/Marcin Bielecki
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    Polish scientists study ‘yeast from space’ sent by Polish astronaut

    A gene from one of Earth’s toughest creatures – the tardigrade – may help future astronauts survive harsh space conditions, say Polish scientists studying genetically modified yeast brought back from orbit by astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.

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    Stripped subgiant stars may emit gravitational waves for millions of years, Polish astrophysicist says

    A team of astrophysicists has identified a new, long-lasting source of gravitational waves: subgiant stars that are gradually stripped of their outer layers by nearby supermassive black holes.

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