Using satellite data, scientists have mapped massive methane plumes caused by human activities around the world.
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Final figures show astronaut applicants from all ESA Member States
The final figures are in and the number of people who applied to ESA’s 2021-22 astronaut vacancy has been broken down by Member and Cooperating State.
Live coverage: Soyuz rocket counting down to launch with OneWeb satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana with 34 more satellites for OneWeb’s global internet network. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Fusion experiment smashes record for generating energy, takes us a step closer to a new source of power
The Joint European Torus fusion experiment in the U.K. has set a new record for generating energy.
Wow. Parker Solar Probe Took a Picture of the Surface of Venus
The Parker Solar Probe’s mission is to study the Sun. But the spacecraft’s instruments have nabbed some pretty impressive data on Venus, as it uses the planet for gravity assists in its ever-shrinking solar orbit.
Astronomy Jargon 101: Galilean Moons
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll dance around Jupiter with today’s topic: the Galilean Moons!
In the winter of 1609 Galileo Galilei pointed his newly built astronomical telescope at the planet Jupiter, and saw that the mighty planet was joined by smaller points of light. Over the course of the next few months he watched as four points of lights danced around the planet.
New Planet Discovered Around Proxima Centauri, Star Nearest the Sun
A new instrument on a powerful telescope has enabled astronomers to discover another planet around our nearest stellar neighbor.
Possible 3rd planet spotted around Proxima Centauri, the sun's nearest neighbor star
Astronomers have found evidence of a third planet circling Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star that lies just 4.2 light-years from the sun.
The drone has landed
Image: The drone has landed
Space Storm Knocks Out Latest Batch of Starlink Satellites
A minor space storm took down much of the latest Starlink batch shortly after launch.
Elon Musk to give update on SpaceX's giant Starship rocket tonight and you may be able to watch live
Elon Musk will give a status update on SpaceX's huge Starship Mars rocket tonight (Feb. 10), and you can watch it live.
China's Tianwen 1 Mars mission marks 1st full year in orbit
It's been a year since China's first-ever independent interplanetary mission reached Mars, and in that time, Tianwen 1 has made major achievements while also delivering a number of surprises.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has captured the first visible-light images of Venus
The visible-light imagery will tell scientists more about the geology and minerals of Venus.
Arianespace will launch dozens of OneWeb satellites on a Soyuz rocket tonight. Here's how to watch.
You can see 34 new satellites rocket to orbit at 1:09 p.m. EST (1809 GMT).
Introducing: ESA Vigil
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It’s the first mission of its kind, set to monitor our active and unpredictable Sun and help protect us from its violent outbursts – and it has a new name.
Introducing ESA Vigil: Earth’s devoted solar defender
Once known as “Lagrange,” ESA’s upcoming space weather mission needed a new name that would reflect its vital role: helping to protect Earth’s infrastructure, satellites, inhabitants and space explorers from unpredictable but violent solar events like solar flares and ‘coronal mass ejections’.
'The Book of Boba Fett' Chapter 6 is full or surprises, for better or for worse
The obsession for nostalgia continues unabated.
Solar geomagnetic storms could threaten more satellites after Elon Musk's Starlink
SpaceX will lose 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic storm as solar activity ramps up. But does this spell disaster for the future of satellites in space?
Emperor Zurg makes his evil appearance in new trailer for 'Lightyear,' the Buzz Lightyear origin story
Disney/Pixar releases new full trailer and poster for their Buzz Lightyear backstory, “Lightyear”
Meteorite Evidence Suggests Earth’s Water Was Here Before Earth Was
Where did Earth’s water come from? One of the oldest meteorites on Earth is adding new pieces to an old puzzle.
Asteroids are Dangerous, but They Might Also be the Key to Life on Earth
Trying to piece together the appearance of life on Earth is a little like looking through a kaleidoscope. There are competing theories for where Earth’s water came from, and there’s incomplete evidence for how the Moon formed and what role it played in life’s emergence. There are a thousand other questions, each with competing answers. Sometimes, contradictory research is published within days of each other.
