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There’s an old joke that they want to send an exploratory mission to the sun, but to save money, they are going at night. The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter …read more Continue reading Solar Orbiter Takes Amazing Solar Pictures
ESA’s Hera spacecraft designed to assess NASA’s experiment to deflect an asteroid has launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. At 14:52 GMT, the robotic probe lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket to begin its three-year mission.Continue … Continue reading Watch: Hera asteroid defense mission lifts off
In an experiment that sounds about as safe as bobbing for fries, ESA carried out the first-ever 3D metal printing in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Built with Airbus, the Metal 3D Printer completed the first of four test shapes.Con… Continue reading First-ever 3D metal printing in space achieved on ISS
Europe’s newest heavy-lift rocket roared into space today as the Ariane 6 booster lifted off from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana at 4:00 pm GFT (19:00 GMT). Designated VA262, the inaugural flight carried a variety of payloads into orbit.Continue… Continue reading Ariane 6 roars into space
Europe will be back in the heavy lift rocket business on July 9, 2024 when the Ariane 6 lifts off on its maiden flight carrying almost a dozen satellites and experiments. The launch window at Kourou, French Guiana opens at 2:00 pm EDT. Here’s how to wa… Continue reading How to watch the maiden flight of the Ariane 6 heavy lift rocket
Now the eyes of space explorers are turned once more towards the Moon, there are a whole host of new engineering challenges facing engineers working on lunar missions. One such …read more Continue reading LEGO Bricks: Now Out Of This World
Sometimes the impossible turns out to be not so impossible. From satellite data, an international team of scientists has discovered frost forming on top of the tallest volcanic mountains in the solar system on Mars. The snag is that it shouldn’t be the… Continue reading Video: “Impossible” frost found on Martian mountains
If you’re planning to get out and see the aurora next time the Sun fires a blast our way, you might want to keep an eye out for a brand new type of sky glow that’s just been discovered. This short-lived phenomenon only appears after midnight and seems … Continue reading Satellites spot strange sky glow that only comes out after midnight
Scientists know how clouds form, but not the complex relationship that exists between clouds and the aerosols needed to form them. EarthCARE, which stands for Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer, is set to provide some answers.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Watch live: EarthCARE satellite will unlock the mysteries of clouds
A cornerstone of early 1970s rock music culture was the British singer David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust persona, along with his backing band the Spiders from Mars. You can …read more Continue reading Photo Shows Real Spiders From Mars