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…
Ocean on Saturn moon ‘ticks all the boxes’ for life
The ocean hidden under the icy shell of Saturn’s moon Enceladus harbours complex organic molecules, a study said…
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…
Europe plans to send life-searching probe to Saturn’s icy moon
The European Space Agency (ESA) has set its sights on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus by announcing a new…
NASA scientists propose nuking asteroid with chance of hitting moon
One idea proposed for dealing with an asteroid with a slight chance of hitting the moon in 2032?…
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…
“It Is Still a Surprise”: Cosmic Winds are Defying Expectations in Neutron Star and Supermassive Black Hole Observations
The data from the NASA and ESA X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has discovered unexpected disparities between…
A Galaxy Warped by Gravity Glows With Baby Stars
Hubble’s latest portrait of Messier 96 captures a galaxy twisted by cosmic interactions. The new details reveal brilliant…
Cigar Galaxy Blazes With Star Births at 10x the Milky Way’s Pace
The Cigar Galaxy forms stars at a blistering rate, giving rise to colossal super clusters. Hubble’s rare high-resolution…
What Does Space Actually Smell Like? Here’s What Scientists Say
Space is a near-perfect vacuum, which means there’s no air to carry smells the way we experience them…