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Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked to predict its trajectory. ESA has now improved the comet’s predicted location by a factor of 10, thanks to the innovative use of observation data from our ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft orbiting Mars.

Image: This very high-resolution image captures the beautiful medieval core of the Czech capital, Prague.

A small but unique mission to Mars is taking an innovative path to reach the Red Planet in late 2027.

New Glenn lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral, carrying twin Mars probes for NASA. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now.

Blue Origin launched its second heavy-lift New Glenn rocket Thursday, putting two small NASA satellites onto a long, looping course to Mars to learn more about how the sun has slowly blown away the red planet’s once thick atmosphere.

This document provides a brief overview of major space agencies and organizations involved in space exploration, research, and development.

The European Space Agency has completed the Orion service module for NASA's Artemis 4 mission to the moon, which was saved from cancellation earlier this year by the U.S. Congress

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of launching Viasat’s ViaSat-3 Flight 2 satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now

United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch an Atlas 5 rocket Thursday night, which will carry a communications satellite for California-based communications company, Viasat.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket that will launch NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration Dynamics Explorers) mission along with a technology demonstration from Viasat. Image: Blue Origin

Blue Origin is stepping back up to the plate and will take another crack at launching its 98-meter-tall (321 ft) rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, Nov. 13.

As the COP30 climate conference gets underway in Brazil, the world’s attention is once again drawn to the plight of the Amazon – the planet’s largest and most vital rainforest. With the European Space Agency’s Earth Explorer Biomass satellite now in orbit, ESA is helping Brazil prepare to transform this new mission’s groundbreaking data into actionable knowledge for protecting the rainforest and confronting climate change.

The launch helped strengthen Europe's ambitions in climate monitoring, disaster response and maritime security.

The 100AZ is our best telescope for beginners and kids, with a host of user-friendly features that make viewing the moon and planets a breeze. Now, with $106 off, it's also a bargain telescope buy.

Parts of Earth's magnetic field work in reverse compared to what long-standing models predict, new research suggests.

Brie Larson and Benny Safdie join the original vocal cast for this cosmic Super Mario Brothers sequel.

Scientists may have solved the mystery of an "impossible" merger between two black holes so massive and fast-spinning that they shouldn't even exist, according to current theory.