International Space Station nears its end. Inside NASA’s plan
Plans are underway to determine how best in the years ahead to retire and deorbit the aging International…
An astronaut’s perspective on food innovation for space travel
Deep space exploration poses unique food challenges that stretch the limits of food science, such as altered taste…
The South Atlantic Anomaly Is Growing—ESA Satellites Reveal New Concerns Over What That Could Mean for Spacecraft
A new model of the Earth’s magnetic field, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite…
ESA Awards Contract for Reusable Rocket Stage Recovery Vessel
Credit: IDS The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract for the…
Who gets to go to space? – The Irish Times
What if one person’s journey could challenge how we define capability, not just in space but here on…
Crashes From Space Are Getting More Common, And No One’s Sure What To Do About It
Just in May of this year, the Soviets struck a ground target from orbit. Never mind that they…
The Netherlands Commits to “Maintain” ESA Contribution Levels Through 2028
Credit: ESA The Dutch government has decided to contribute €344.3 million to European Space Agency (ESA) over the…
Set to hunt for Earth-like planets
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially completed the construction of its latest deep-space observatory, Plato, marking a…
Scientists Find Over 80 New Lakes Hidden Under Antarctica’s Ice
The European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite monitors subtle changes in ice sheet thickness in Antarctica and Greenland. Credit: ESA/AOES…
Astronomers Have Detected a Vast Wave Disturbing the Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy
The source of our Milky Way galaxy’s strange wobble has finally been revealed after the European Space Agency’s…
Not Spiral. Not Elliptical. So What Exactly Is This Galaxy?
NGC 2775 blurs the line between spiral and elliptical galaxies, leaving astronomers debating its true identity. Hubble’s latest…
Antarctica’s Secret Lakes Could Reshape the Future of Sea Levels
This map of subglacial lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet shows 85 lakes newly identified in a study…