A big step forward for optical core of China’s Taiji gravitational wave project
In the sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem, humans build “gravitational wave antennas” to broadcast to the cosmos. Now,…
The countdown is on until the Apophis asteroid whizzes by Earth – The Irish Times
Where will you be on April 13th, 2029? If the skies are clear that evening, step outside just…
ESA Awards Thales Alenia Space €26 Million Contract for LISA Telescopes
Credit: OHB The European Space Agency has awarded Thales Alenia Space a €26.1 million contract to develop six…
ESA Considers Shifting Harmony from Vega C to Ariane 6
Credit: ESA / M. Pédoussaut The European Space Agency has published a Request for Information (RFI) that suggests…
Chilling space crisis threatens the world as satellite swarm
When it all begins, we’ll be five days and 12 hours from disaster. But that unstoppable calamity would…
ESA Completes Sterilisation of ExoMars Parachute
Credit: ESA / M. Cowan The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed a more than 79-hour sterilisation of…
No sex please, we’re on Mars! Inside the simulated red planet mission
No sex, no alcohol, no daylight, no fruit or vegetables, and no eye contact with your captors for…
Scientists create largest-ever cosmological simulation as new window into universe
A member of staff looks up at the artwork ‘Black Shoals: Dark Matter’ projection by artists Joshua Portway…
Axiom, then Vast. Now, 3rd company to send private astronauts to ISS
The International Space Station is increasingly becoming a place where not only government astronauts affiliated with space agencies…
Mars orbiter watches mysterious wave of darkness spread across red planet’s surface
Volcanic ash is creeping across the surface of Mars with startling speed. The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Mars…
NASA restarts work to support Europe’s uncrewed trip to Mars after years of setbacks
NASA has confirmed the pending launch of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosalind Franklin rover, which is being…
China’s space station crew to ‘maximise opportunities’ with extra month in orbit
The three astronauts stationed on China’s Tiangong space station will extend their stay by around a month, state…