ESA's Juice Spacecraft Arrives in Toulouse Before Departing to Jupiter With Scientific Instruments

SPACE 08.13.2021 04:35 AM

The European Space Agency will conduct the Juice probe's final testing and assembly in Toulouse before sending it to Jupiter for a nine-year mission.

Venus Flyby: ESA's Solar Orbiter Visits Earth's Hottest Neighbor for the Second Time But Fails to Capture Images of the Planet

08.10.2021 06:32 AM

Solar Orbiter successfully completed its second Venus flyby 33 hours before BepiColombo's flyby. The spacecraft is 5,000 miles from Venus and will now head to its main mission, the Sun.

Double Venus Flyby Offers New Opportunity to Study Earth's Hottest Neighbor At Two Different Locations

08.08.2021 22:10 PM

All eyes set on Venus as two flybys by Solar Orbiter and BeopiColombo are set to happen this week as a bonus before the two probes reach their main missions in the Solar System.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Releases New Images of Mysterious Celestial Object in a Spiral Galaxy

08.07.2021 19:51 PM

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has recently released new images of a spiral galaxy that allows astronomers to better understand how stars manifest from clouds of dust and cold gas.

Blob: Brainless Single-Cell Slime Mold Sent to Space to be Observed in Microgravity

08.05.2021 07:56 AM

A brainless slime mold named Blob will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the investigation of how microgravity will affect life. It will be carried into space aboard an uncrewed spaceship alongside other science experiments.

Scientists Identify Bending Lights Around Supermassive Black Hole; Study Accidentally Proves Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

08.02.2021 08:05 AM

A new study captures a black hole bending light around it. The findings on the research paper coincidentally prove Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Lightweight Carbon-Fiber Tanks: The Future of Space Travel

07.29.2021 02:33 AM

Novel research headed by MT Aerospace, Germany, developed a lightweight material that is leak-proof and can sustain cryogenic pressure that would lead to more cost-efficient rocket tank materials.

Is European Robotic Arm Ready for Space? Astronomers Explain How This Feature Works

07.07.2021 06:40 AM

Engineers installed ESA’s European Robotic Arm (ERA) onto the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and it is now ready for its flight to the International Space Station (ISS).

Instead of Owning, NASA Rents Landing Services for the Next Manned Lunar Mission

07.05.2021 22:54 PM

Commercial biddings are now at hand as a senate bill requires two potential landing services to cater spaceships and suits to the upcoming lunar mission, Artemis.

Mars Methane Detections: Are Scientists Ready to Explain These Occurrences on the Red Planet?

06.30.2021 02:26 AM

Recent reports of Mars methane detections have fascinated both scientists and non-scientists alike. On Earth, a substantial amount of methane is generated by bacteria that help most livestock digest plants.

Asteroid Deflection: How NASA, ESA Prepare for the Space Occurrence?

06.28.2021 21:40 PM

DART member, Professor Alan Fitzsimmons will explain at the upcoming World Asteroid Day, an online event, the details of an international experimental asteroid deflection.

Space App Camp: Here's How to Join ESA's Event to Win $2,900 in Creating an App to Make Earth Data Public

06.23.2021 08:51 AM

Take part in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Space App Camp that aims to develop an app that makes Earth observation data more accessible to a wide range of people using their smartphones and personal devices.

Want to Go to the Moon? ESA Is Looking for Astronaut and "Parastronaut" Positions; Here's How to Apply

06.18.2021 02:20 AM

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the last call for interested people to join their space crew - including people with physical disabilities and people standing below 130cm (about 4'3").

Spacewalking Astronauts Face Technical Problems While Installing New Solar Panels on ISS

06.17.2021 01:30 AM

"Technical delays" during a spacewalk left the astronauts without enough time to install a new set of solar arrays in ISS.

LOOK: French Astronaut Shares Stunning Space Images Taken from ISS

05.18.2021 05:05 AM

Thomas Pesquet, the French astronaut under the European Space Agency, is sharing marvelous views from the International Space Station on his social media accounts.

Coldplay Releases New Song to the Galaxy Thru a Video Call With an Astronaut

05.07.2021 07:10 AM

While most songs today are released on the cloud (i.e. the Internet), British rock band Coldplay streamed their new single "Higher Power" from space - in a video call with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

Tianwen-1 Mission: China Reveals Attempt to Land on Mars Through Zhurong Rover

05.05.2021 06:30 AM

After NASA's recent Red Planning landing, China's Tianwen-1 is next in line and the space agency recently shared how it will attempt to touch down on Mars.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Spaceship Sets a New Record for Most Days in Space

02.08.2021 01:50 AM

SpaceX's Crew Dragon has just set a new record, officially becoming the American astronaut spacecraft with the most days in space.

Why Do Astronauts Leave This One Place in The ISS Filthy?

01.24.2021 22:38 PM

Astronauts always keep the ISS squeaky clean, but there is one part of the space station that they never clean. Why is that so?

ISS Detects Stunning 'Blue Jet' Lightning Genesis Shooting from Clouds

01.21.2021 21:54 PM

European Space Agency's ASIM device saw a blue jet from a cloud above the Pacific island of Nauru. It reached into the stratosphere with ring-like 'elves.'

Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Reaches Nearest Approach to Venus

12.28.2020 18:00 PM

The joint American-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft "had an appointment with Venus" yesterday morning, the first "in a series of planetary flybys" to hone the orbit of a probe on its journey to the sun.