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Space News & Blog Articles
Thanksgiving night sky 2021: 3 planets and more shine on Thursday!
Have a star party and introduce your guests to the night sky to make this year's Thanksgiving stand out.
China boosts Earth-observation abilities with 2 Gaofen satellite launches
China continued its record-breaking year of launches by sending two satellites into orbit in recent days.
Hubble telescope sees a space 'snowman' thousands of light-years away
A new release from the Hubble telescope's vast archive shares an incredible space "snowman" filled with glowing gas.
Black Friday space board game deals: Save up to 66% on space and sci-fi board games
Several retailers are offering Black Friday space board game deals.
Black Friday laptop deal: Save big on Macbook Air and Dell XPS 13 - both ideal of editing your astrophotography snaps
Save $150 on the Macbook Air and $320 on the Dell XPS 13 in the Black Friday sales - two amazing photo editing laptops.
Early Black Friday deal: save over 50% on Celestron's 114AZ-SR telescope
Celestron's beginner-friendly 114AZ-SR model has been reduced to just $84.99.
Comet A1 Leonard Brightens in December
Now is the time to start tracking Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard, as it starts its dawn dive sunward.
NASA spacecraft blasts off on experimental mission to divert asteroid
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with NASA’s DART asteroid deflection mission. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
A small NASA space probe blasted off from California early Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a first-of-its-kind mission to change the orbit of an asteroid, pioneering a technique that may one day be used to divert an asteroid off of a collision course with Earth.
NASA's DART Mission Launches for Head-on Collision with an Asteroid
The first-ever planetary defense mission is now on its way to the asteroid Didymos and its moon, Dimorphos.
Gaia reveals that most Milky Way companion galaxies are newcomers to our corner of space
Data from ESA’s Gaia mission is re-writing the history of our galaxy, the Milky Way. What had traditionally been thought of as satellite galaxies to the Milky Way are now revealed to be mostly newcomers to our galactic environment.
UK only Black Friday deal: Save £36 on the Sky-Watcher Explorer-130 EQ2 Telescope
This early Black Friday deal on the Sky-Watcher telescope is perfect for beginners who are serious about astronomy.
Russia launches new Prichal module to International Space Station
Russia's Prichal docking module launched toward the International Space Station Wednesday morning (Nov. 24).
Space debris: More storm clouds ahead in orbit, experts say
What to do about orbital debris is now a daily topic of conversation and concern within the space community. But is it all too little, too late?
DART timeline: What's next for NASA's asteroid-smacking mission after launch
The DART spacecraft's camera will take its first photos eight days after launch, if all goes according to plan.
Hubble telescope's annual 'grand tour' tracks changes in outer solar system
Each year, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope photographs the outer planets of the solar system — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — allowing astronomers to monitor how the gas giants change over time.
Rocket Lab aims to catch a falling Electron booster with a helicopter in early 2022
Rocket Lab plans to pluck the falling first stage of one of its Electron launchers out of the sky with a helicopter on its next recovery mission.
Tachyons: Facts about these faster-than-light particles
Tachyons are hypothetical particles that move faster than the speed of light and travel backward through time. Whether they exist is still up for debate.
Live coverage: Russia set for launch of new space station module
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket with Russia’s Prichal module for the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Apply now to the brand new ESA Junior Professional Programme!
Positions are now open for Junior Professionals! Do you have a strong interest in space? Do you aspire to channel your knowledge, interest and experience into a career in the space sector? Open to Master’s degree graduates with two to three years of professional experience, this programme offers a three-year placement with the opportunity to join ESA’s permanent workforce upon completion of the assignment.
ESA accelerates 5G digital transformation
Space-enabled 5G technologies – which will transform connectivity and reinforce the internet of things – have come a step closer, thanks to the formation of a new partnership.