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Earth orbit is becoming increasingly crowded. With over 11 000 active satellites and many thousands more expected in the coming years as well as over 1.2 million pieces of space debris greater than 1 cm, the risk of in-orbit collisions has turned into a daily operational concern. ESA is investing in automation technologies that can help satellite operators respond more effectively to collision risks.

Scotland-based Skyrora has received the first U.K.-issued vertical launch license for a homegrown company, enabling rocket launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.

Our quiz will test your smarts of which planets go where in our solar system.

"This particular meteor that entered the atmosphere has a long history before it made it to the ground of McDonough".

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to understanding how early galaxies grow.

Cassiopeia is a distinctive constellation in the northern sky, easily recognized by its prominent 'W' or 'M' shape, depending on its orientation in the night sky. It is named after the boastful Queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology.

Before the Xenomorph crash-lands on streaming, we talked to five Alien: Earth cast members about the difficulties and fun of navigating the giant sci-fi show.

Scientists are making milestones on NASA's Roman Space Telescope as Trump continues to threaten the agency's science budget.

ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has been imaging the dynamic Acheron Fossae region of Mars for more than 20 years.

A distant galaxy nicknamed "Cosmic Grapes" is bursting with massive star-forming clumps — far more than expected — offering fresh clues about how galaxies grew in the early universe.

The Perseid meteor shower takes place each year as Earth travels through the debris shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.

This long-exposure image from the International Space Station shows the growing tension between celestial beauty and human expansion into space.

Chaotic turbulence in primordial clouds of gas may have prevented the formation of extremely massive stars, according to new simulations by Taiwanese astronomers. The early universe consisted primarily of hydrogen […]

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Experience the preparation of the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite, hosting Copernicus Sentinel-5, scheduled for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August 2025 at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou time). This timelapse video captures key stages from the encapsulation within the Ariane 6 fairing to the installation in the launch tower.

As space becomes more important to the economy of nations around the world, the risk of paper mills flooding the literature with fraudulent results is increasing.