Satellites Map the Global Flow of Oil – Demand Has Collapsed Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Demand for oil has collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic just as supply is about to strengthen because of a dispute between Russia and Saudi…
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Evidence of Elusive “Missing Link” in Black Hole Evolution Found by Hubble Space Telescope
New data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have provided the strongest evidence yet for mid-sized black holes in the Universe. Hubble confirms that this…
ESA Forced to Go Ahead With BepiColombo Gravity-Assist Flyby Despite Coronavirus Crisis
Controllers at ESA’s mission control center are preparing for a gravity-assist flyby of the European-Japanese Mercury explorer BepiColombo. The maneuver, which will see the mission…
Don’t Be Fooled by the Peaceful Look of This Vast Galaxy — It Keeps a Violent Secret
This remarkable spiral galaxy, known as NGC 4651, may look serene and peaceful as it swirls in the vast, silent emptiness of space, but don’t…
Space Satellite Captures Incredible Views of Rice Fields in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta [Video]
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over part of the Mekong Delta – a major rice-producing region in southwest Vietnam. In Vietnam, rice has been…
Hubble Hooks a Magnificent One-Arm Barred Spiral Galaxy
NGC 4618 was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel, who also discovered Uranus in 1781. Only a year before discovering…
Satellite Captures Stunning Drop in Pollution Across Europe From COVID-19 Lockdown
New data, based on observations from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, are showing strong reductions in nitrogen dioxide concentrations over several major cities across Europe –…
European Space Agency Scales Down Mission Operations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
In response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic, ESA has decided to further reduce on-site personnel at its mission control center in Darmstadt, Germany. The new…
Martian Climate Change: Water Could Disappear From Red Planet Faster Than Expected
The small red planet is losing water more quickly than what theory, as well as past observations, would suggest. The gradual disappearance of water (H2O)…
Lunar Gateway Orbital Outpost Experiment Will Monitor Radiation in Deep Space
The first science experiments that will be hosted on the Gateway, an international outpost that will orbit the Moon, have been selected by ESA and…
Incredible View From Space: Kuwait and the Second Largest Oil Field in the World
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Kuwait in the Middle East. With a total area of around 17 800 sq km, Kuwait is considered…
Coronavirus Pandemic Forces Mission Control Adjustments – Responsible for 21 Flying Spacecraft
Responsible for spacecraft orbiting Earth, the Sun and exploring the Solar System, teams at ESA’s ESOC mission control deal with in-flight challenges every day, from…
Shocking Video Shows Dramatic Nitrogen Dioxide Drop Over China Due to COVID-19 Lockdown
Recent data have shown a decline of air pollution over northern Italy coinciding with its nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)….
OwO What’s This? Astronomers Study Galactic Bulge for Clues to Black Hole Mystery
This picture taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the galaxy NGC 4237. Located about 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of…
Space Foam Formed Inside Fluid Science Laboratory on the International Space Station
Installed on Friday in the International Space Station and sending down images by Monday. This picture shows one of the first images of foam formed…
Flexible, Thinner-Than-Paper Solar Cells for Future Satellites
The European Space Agency (ESA) has backed the creation of this flexible, ultra-thin solar cell to deliver the best power to mass ratio for space…
Earth From Space: Magnificent Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission takes us over part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Most of the archipelago is part of Nunavut – the largest and…
The Most Powerful Black Hole Eruption Ever Seen in the Universe
Astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray space observatories, along with radio telescopes on ground, have spotted the aftermath of the most powerful explosion…