Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Iconic Crab Nebula
By comparing new Hubble observations with images first taken in 1999, astronomers traced the continuing expansion of one…
Some European Launcher Challenge funding remains in limbo
WASHINGTON — Nearly 140 million euros ($162 million) that European Space Agency member states allocated to a program…
Solar-Eclipsing Probe Back From the Dead After a Month of Silence
A pair of spacecraft has been flying in formation, creating an artificial solar eclipse to help scientists probe…
Sun May Have Escaped Milky Way’s Crowded Core Billions of Years Ago
Using a vast catalog of Sun-like stars built by ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have found strong evidence that…
High Resolution Stereo Camera Captures 3D Photos of Craters on Mars
Newly published high-resolution photos of Mars show some of the red planet’s many craters in exceptional, colorful detail.…
A Solar Superstorm Blasted Mars—and Its Atmosphere Freaked Out
When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest…
Hubble and Euclid Team Up for Sharpest Ever Photos of Cat’s Eye Nebula
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) remarkable and relatively new Euclid space telescope teamed up with NASA and ESA’s…
ESA announces 100 million euro satellite-mobile convergence initiative
TAMPA, Fla. — The European Space Agency announced up to 100 million euros ($118 million) in funding March…
Webb’s Infrared Vision Reveals Planetary Nebula that Looks Strikingly Like Celestial Brain
The unmatched sensitivity of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope in both near- and mid-infrared light sheds new…
Jupiter Mission Captures Rare Shot of Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas on Its Way Out
Interstellar visitor comet 3I/Atlas may have bid farewell to Earth, but spacecraft traveling through the solar system kept…
Webb Reveals Hidden Layers of Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere
For the first time, astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’ ionosphere, uncovering unexpected temperature peaks, weakened…
Isaacman planning to meet with head of Roscosmos
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he is interested in meeting with his Russian counterpart and attending…