Zoom into Solar Orbiter's four new Sun images, assembled from high-resolution observations by the spacecraft's PHI and EUI instruments made on 22 March 2023. The PHI images are the highest-resolution full views of the Sun's visible surface to date, including maps of the Sun's messy magnetic field and movement on the surface. These can be compared to the new EUI image, which reveals the Sun's glowing outer atmosphere, or corona.
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ESA’s Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S) programme
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At ESA, through the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme, we’re addressing solutions for when safety and security of communication services cannot be guaranteed by the terrestrial networks alone. With our programme Space systems for Safety and Security, or 4S, we are pioneering cutting-edge development of secure and resilient satellite communication systems, technologies and services to improve life on Earth.
Starship’s Booster (and Donald Trump) Make a Splash With Sixth Flight Test
SpaceX’s Starship launch system went through its sixth flight test today, and although the Super Heavy booster missed out on being caught back at its launch pad, the mission checked off a key test objective with President-elect Donald Trump in the audience.
'Mind-blowing' dark energy instrument results show Einstein was right about gravity — again
The first year of data from the 5,000 robotic eyes of DESI shows Einstein's theory of general relativity is the right recipe for gravity despite the challenges of dark energy and dark matter.
Trump watches SpaceX launch Starship's 6th test flight (photos)
President-elect Donald Trump made the trip to South Texas today (Nov. 19) to watch the sixth test flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket.
Super Heavy-Starship launches on sixth test flight, skips tower catch
Ship 31 and Super Heavy Booster 13 climb away from Starbase on the sixth test flight of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle. Image: Chuck Briggs/Spaceflight Now.
With President-elect Donald Trump and newly-minted efficiency czar Elon Musk looking on, SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket on its sixth test flight Tuesday, an up-and-down trip to space by a gargantuan Super Heavy-Starship to evaluate a variety of safety and performance upgrades.
Pentagon UFO chief tells Senate 'very anomalous objects' need careful study (video)
In new testimony, the head of the Pentagon's UFO office told the US senate that it "has not discovered any verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology."
SpaceX Starship launches banana to space, skips giant rocket catch on 6th test flight (video, photos)
SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the sixth time ever today (Nov. 19) but did not try to catch the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage back at the pad.
India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea's Danuri spacecraft
India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.
The Strange Pulsar at the Center of the Crab Nebula
Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we all have a vivid image of the Crab Nebula emblazoned in our mind’s eyes. It’s the remnant of a supernova explosion Chinese astronomers recorded in 1056. However, the Crab Nebula is more than just a nebula; it’s also a pulsar.
SabersPro Luke lightsaber review: "A premium, supersaver saber for duellists"
SabersPro's streamlined take on Luke Skywalker's second lightsaber – built with the duellist in mind.
Everything we know about 'Avengers: Doomsday'
Earth's mightiest heroes are assembling again in 2026. Here's what we know about Avengers: Doomsday so far.
Geminid meteor shower begins tonight. Here's what to expect from one of the best meteor showers of the year
The annual Geminid meteor shower returns to the night sky on Nov. 19 ahead of its peak in mid-December. Here's what you need to know.
Trump to attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test today
President-Elect Donald Trump confirmed he will attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test on Nov. 19. It comes as SpaceX founder Elon Musk takes a greater role in the forthcoming Trump administration.
SpaceX Starlink satellites seen as ‘wonky streaks’ by ISS astronaut (photos)
"Starlinksatellites look like a miniature version of the monolith from '2001: A Space Odyssey.' "
Rocket Lab signs 1st customer for its powerful new Neutron rocket. But who is it?
Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026.
Green auroras and a SpaceX Dragon glow in new astronaut photos from the ISS
The long-duration photographs capture Earth in motion.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starship Flight 6 test mission from Starbase in southern Texas
SpaceX fueled its fully integrated Starship rocket at its Starbase facilities on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in preparation for the Flight 6 suborbital test mission. Image: SpaceX
After launching three Falcon 9 rockets in less than 20 hours, SpaceX is preparing to use its fourth and final active launchpad in the United States to launch its massive Starship rocket.
Dark matter might make space-time ring like a bell around black holes — and we might be able to 'hear' it
To explain why dark matter particles haven't come up in any direct detection experiments, physicists have wondered if it may be a kind of particle known as an axion.
These 5 stunning galaxy images tell us a story of cosmic evolution
Five new portraits of galaxies located between 4 million to 30 million light-years from Earth could help astronomers unlock the secrets of cosmic evolution.
The Biggest Black Holes May Start From The Tiniest Seeds
The existence of gigantic black holes in the very early universe challenges our assumptions of how black holes form and grow. New research suggests that these monsters may have found their origins in the earliest epochs of the Big Bang.
