Orion Spacecraft Passes Tests – Ready for Final Artemis I Launch Preparations
The Orion spacecraft that will fly on the Artemis 1 mission around the Moon has returned to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, after…
The Orion spacecraft that will fly on the Artemis 1 mission around the Moon has returned to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, after…
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…
New data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided the strongest evidence yet for mid-sized black holes in the Universe. Hubble confirms that this…
Controllers at ESA’s mission control center are preparing for a gravity-assist flyby of BepiColombo, the European-Japanese Mercury explorer. The maneuver, which will see the mission…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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)…
a The first science experiments that will be hosted on the Gateway, an international outpost that will orbit the Moon, have been selected by ESA…
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Kuwait in the Middle East. With a total area of around 17,800 sq km (6,880 sq mi), Kuwait…
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…
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)….
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…
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…
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 missions. Just…
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…