Cosmic Flash: Earth Struck by Historic Gamma-Ray Burst From Exploding Star
An enormous burst of gamma rays, detected by ESA’s Integral space telescope, has struck Earth. The blast caused a significant disturbance in our planet’s ionosphere….
An enormous burst of gamma rays, detected by ESA’s Integral space telescope, has struck Earth. The blast caused a significant disturbance in our planet’s ionosphere….
This image, from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on November 1, 2023, captures the colors of autumn over the Japanese archipelago. Japan is made up of…
Euclid, the European Space Agency’s dark Universe detective, was launched on July 1, 2023. It has recently showcased its first full-color, stunning images of the…
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1385 appears in two strikingly different Hubble telescope images, attributed to the use of various specialized filters. This luminous tangle…
Euclid shows us a spectacularly panoramic and detailed view of the Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33 and part of the constellation Orion. At…
The TRISAT-R CubeSat, equipped with a tiny camera, captured a unique image of Earth from 6,000 km, contributing to ESA’s research in medium-Earth orbit and…
Euclid’s detailed imaging of the NGC 6397 globular cluster may reveal tidal tails and offer new insights into dark matter’s role in the Milky Way,…
In a groundbreaking development, researchers from the University of Leeds have unveiled a neural network that can swiftly and accurately chart the expanse of large…
Euclid’s View of Irregular Galaxy NGC 6822 Euclid’s high-resolution imaging of the NGC 6822 galaxy and its globular clusters offers new perspectives on the Universe’s…
ESA’s ‘Zero Debris approach’ is a bold initiative targeting a significant reduction in space debris by 2030, complemented by the Zero Debris Charter which seeks…
Today, ESA’s Euclid space mission reveals its first full-color images of the cosmos. Never before has a telescope been able to create such razor-sharp astronomical…
Euclid’s View of Spiral Galaxy IC 342 Over its lifetime, ESA’s Euclid, our dark Universe detective will image billions of galaxies, revealing the hidden influence…
Euclid’s groundbreaking image of the Perseus Cluster and myriad distant galaxies offers new insights into dark matter’s influence on the Universe’s structure and the ongoing…
This Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 941, which is located approximately 55 million light-years from Earth. The data used for this…
NGC 3982 is a face-on spiral galaxy known for its vibrant star-forming regions and dense star-packed nucleus, located in the Ursa Major constellation. It is…
The European Space Agency’s General Support Technology Programme celebrates three decades of technology advancements, notably in developing 3D-printed electromagnetic coils for space missions, reflecting the…
The Hubble Space Telescope provides a glimpse of the globular cluster Terzan 12, revealing insights into the reddening effect of starlight by interstellar dust. An…
The Kawah Ijen Crater Lake in Indonesia, with its vibrant but toxic waters, is the world’s largest acidic lake. It’s known for its strikingly blue…