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[Best of] Hologenomics - how organisms interact and evolve

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European Space industry is aiming at the sky

Last week the EU Space Conference 2025 took place in Aalborg as part of the Danish EU-presidency. More than 450 stakeholders from science, policy, industry and media met during the two-day conference. The EU Commissioner for defense and space Andrius Kubilius, the Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund and the former Danish Prime Minister and NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen were among the speakers. Already at the opening of the conference, it was clear that the importance of space research and its utilization has changed dramatically. The Minister Christina Egelund announced that Denmark will invest 2,7 billion DKK in space related activities during the next four years. Science Stories decided to ask one of the top speakers, Stephan Roemer from OHB in Germany, to give an overview of what tendences the conference was showing with Danish and European space industry’s development and give us a perspective of the opportunities and the challenges. OHB is one of the three largest space companies in Europe. It seems in the near future we can expect a dramatic development of space related tools such as satellites will be an integrated part of many fields from research, resource management and agriculture to defense. Interview is made by Jens Degett,Denmark. Interviewee is Stephan Roemer, Germany

Copenhagen Suborbitals

When something is possible and not too difficult to achieve, We are used to say “This is not rocket science” but today's podcast is literally about rocket science - and, in a way maybe the most difficult approach to sending people into orbit we can think of. Copenhagen Suborbitals is the world’s first and only amateur spaceflight program. The Copenhagen Suborbitals is located in Denmark with supporters from across the world. From 2011 until today they have designed and flown 6 rockets from their floating launch site in the Baltic Sea. Their goal is simple but audacious: to fly an amateur astronaut to space and return him/her safely to Earth – Without Governmental Support Todays Science Stories guest is Jørgen Skyt from Copenhagen Suborbitals. I am Jens Degett and this is Science Stories, We will make links and more photos on our website.

[Best of] Circadian rythms

All organisms from fruit flies to humans share the same mechanism for controlling the day and night rhythms also called the circadian rhythms. This mechanism is considered fundamental to all advanced life forms, and it has a surprising feature. It binds us genetically to live on earth. Michael Rosbash received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2017 for the discovery of the circadian rhythms together with Jeffrey Hall and Michael Young. He is a professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Brandeis University. In 2019 he was invited by The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters to give the nineteenth Royal Academy Nobel Laureate Lecture in Copenhagen and was interviewed by science journalist Jens Degett. Photo credit: Chris Heller for Science Stories. Release date: 10 September 2025 [Best of] Circadian Rhythms By Science Stories is

Bifrost

June 2025 Marked an important leap in Danish Space History. A satellite was launched into orbit on 23 June from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch was initiated by the Danish and Swedish Defense ministries and several space research industries and research institutions. The satellite is called Bifrost. And it has a dual mission. This time Science journalist Jens Degett talking to The Danish Defense specialist Martin Laimonis. In the end of the interview there is lot of information and hints about how satellites are being built and how to get your own project funded.