SCIence and TECHnology for Solar System exploration



The SCITECHSS Group is a research and development team of scientists and engineers based at the Instituto de Astrofísica de AndalucíaCSIC (Granada-Spain). It devotes its efforts to develop instruments for the exploration of our Solar System with the aim of obtaining scientific data. The analysis and interpretation of these data allow us to advance in the understanding of the nature of the planets, their satellites, and the small bodies.

Latest news

  • How hot is 67P?

    How hot is 67P?

    Our colleague O. Groussin, from the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille in France, has led a comprehensive analysis of the thermal environment of comet 67P by using high resolution shape models of its nucleus. This study, carried out as part of our ISSI team efforts, has just been accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics, and…

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  • Season’s Greetings

    Season’s Greetings

    to our Visitors and Team. As we close a remarkable year, we celebrate with you the rewarding achievements in space science and technology that have expanded our understanding of the solar system. Thanks to the dedication of our team, we have pushed boundaries, reached new heights together and pursued new challenges for the years to…

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  • Success through collaboration

    Success through collaboration

    We are pleased to announce a significant milestone in the collaborative efforts between SCITECHSS, SENER Aerospace, N7 Space, and Huld. Together, we have successfully integrated the Boot Software (BSW) and Application Software (ASW) components into the hardware Engineering Qualification Model (EQM) of the ENVISS instrument (for the Comet Interceptor mission). This achievement represents a key…

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