The Paris Air Show, one the oldest and largest aerospace events in the world, is back at Le Bourget from 19 to 25 June. ESA is taking part to showcase the Agency’s latest accomplishments, highlight upcoming endeavours and present what’s next in the European Space Agency’s long-term ambitions. There will also be an intense week-long programme of lively panels and sessions, some of which will be livestreamed on ESA Web TV and Twitter. So, whether you are in Paris or not, you can join us at Le Bourget by watching our broadcasts!
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Rocket Lab is set to launch a mystery mission from Virginia. What could it be?
Rocket Lab is gearing up to launch a mission from Virginia in the next few days, but you apparently won't be able to watch it live.
This 'postcard' of a Mars day from NASA's Curiosity rover is gorgeous (photo)
A striking new postcard from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the Marker Band Valley region of Mars in the morning and the afternoon.
'Starfield' offers players a massive space odyssey in new gameplay footage
Bethesda Game Studios has revealed new "Starfield" gameplay footage and details on limited editions of the game and special themed hardware.
A Day on Earth Used to Only Be 19 Hours
On Earth, a single solar day lasts 24 hours. That is the time it takes for the Sun to return to the same place in the sky as the day before. The Moon, Earth’s only natural satellite, takes about 27 days to complete a single circuit around our planet and orbits at an average distance of 384,399 km (~238,854.5 mi). Since time immemorial, humans have kept track of the Sun, the Moon, and their sidereal and synodic periods. To the best of our knowledge, the orbital mechanics governing the Earth-Moon system have been the same, and we’ve come to take them for granted.
Watch 2 NASA astronauts spacewalk outside space station on June 15 in this free livestream
Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday (June 15), and you can watch the excursion live.
Ultra-hot exoplanet has an atmosphere of vaporized rock
Astronomers have taken a deeper look at the scorching hot giant exoplanet WASP-76b, where iron rains from the sky to determine the other chemical elements that comprise its blistering atmosphere.
Saturn's moon Enceladus has all the ingredients for life in its icy oceans. But is life there?
For the first time, phosphorus — the rarest of six elements upon which life as we know it depends — has been found in a tiny ocean-bearing moon in our solar system.
An Element Critical for (Earth) Life is Spewing out of Enceladus
We really need to get back to Enceladus. Not to send people necessarily, although that would be nice. But, we need to get some more robotic missions out there. This moon is one of the most intriguing places in the solar system. Not only has it got oceans under that icy crust, but it’s spewing salty water out to space. Plus, that water seems to be rich in phosphates, which contain phosphorus, which is a building block of life.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals how galaxies made the early universe transparent
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have determined that stars in early galaxies transformed the gas throughout the universe from opaque to transparent.
A White Dwarf is Starting to Crystallize into Diamond
White dwarfs are the stellar remnants of stars like our Sun. They’re strange objects, and astrophysicists think their cores can crystallize into enormous diamonds. But they need to find more of these strange objects, and they need to know their ages, to understand how and when it happens.
Strange radio emissions from a feeding star puzzle astronomers
Astronomers studying the fastest and most dramatic nova ever recorded continue to find more puzzles than answers, most recently in the form of unexpected radio emissions.
Pentagon gearing up to launch 1st experimental navigation satellite in 50 years (video)
Later this year, the Pentagon aims to launch Navigation Technology Satellite-3, which could help make the nation's vital GPS architecture more robust.
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2 warps onto Paramount Plus tomorrow
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' returns with ten new episodes of exciting and nostalgic Trek following its impeccable debut season.
Curiosity Takes One Final Postcard Image of a Picturesque Valley Before Moving on to its Next Destination
The Mars rover Curiosity continues to make its way up the slopes of Mount Sharp on Mars. On April 8th, its navigation cameras snapped a pair of images—one in the morning and one in the afternoon. They show distinctly different lighting angles during a crisp Martian winter day. The images got combined with a color overlay to produce a fantastic “postcard” from the Red Planet.
Friendless 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets may not be so lonely after all
Jupiter-like exoplanets that are blisteringly close to their parent stars were long thought to be alone in their star systems. But a new study has now revealed that many of them might have companions.
Eking Out Observing from under Wildfire Smoke
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has made observing the night sky a challenge for many. Here are some ways you can make the best of a bad situation.
Annular solar eclipse October 2023: Plan your trip to see the amazing 'ring of fire' eclipse with these top tips
Here's how to get organized for the annular solar eclipse visible across North American in October 2023.
Save a massive $200 on the equally massive Anycubic Photon M3 Max 3D printer
This is a Father's Day sale, but anyone can grab the Anycubic Photon M3 Max 3D printer with a massive $200 discount, for a limited time.
Watch scientists turn an aircraft into a moon gravity research lab (video)
European scientists are turning an aircraft into a laboratory that simulates lunar gravity to prepare astronauts and technology for future moon landings as part of the NASA-led Artemis missions.
This collapsed star is turning into an gigantic diamond before our eyes
Scientists have found a white dwarf that is cooling and crystallizing into a giant diamond.
