Next MTG satellite passes final environmental tests
Applications 27/03/2026 4 views 0 likes The third satellite in the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) constellation, MTG-Imager2 (MTG-I2)…
How Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Met Unlikely Observer
On its way to Jupiter, ESA’s Juice spacecraft briefly turned its gaze toward a rare interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS,…
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…
OHB Sweden wins €248 million contract to build EPS-Sterna constellation
HELSINKI — OHB Sweden has won a record contract for Sweden’s space sector to build 20 satellites to…
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…
Astronomers Create Catalogue of Habitable-Zone Rocky Exoplanets
Using data from ESA’s Gaia mission and the NASA Exoplanet Archive, astronomers at Cornell University have identified 45…
Hubble Captures Breakup of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)
The breakup of C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, opens a window into how…
A Clever Software Patch Gave This Ice Satellite a Wild New Trick
On January 18, the Sun released a powerful eruption of high-energy particles that reached Earth in a jiff.…
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.…
ESA–NASA Omics Data Sharing Seminar – 11 March
Comparative Genomics – Image GitHub Join ESA and NASA on 11 March 2026 (16:00-18:00 CET) for a seminar…
Europe’s 2.6 Gbps laser link outpaces China’s recent high-orbit trial
The quest for high-speed satellite communication has intensified. Both the European Space Agency (ESA) and China’s Institute of…