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Jupiter's Great Red Spot Just Keeps Getting Smaller
Jupiter's Great Red Spot may be reaching a milestone this year by shrinking to its smallest size in recorded observational history.
Netflix's 'Masters of the Universe' becomes a cartoon space opera in 2024 with William Shatner and Mark Hamill (video)
Watch this epic new trailer for Netflix's animated space opera "Masters of the Universe: Revolution" coming in January 2024.
How Black Holes Consume Entropy
Entropy is one of those fearsomely deep concepts that form the core of entire fields of physics (in this case, thermodynamics) that is unfortunately so mathematical that it’s difficult to explain in plain language. But we will give it a try. Whenever I see the word entropy, I like to replace it with the phrase “counting the number of ways that I can rearrange a scenario while leaving it largely the same.” That’s a bit of a mouthful, I agree, and so entropy will have to do.
The Origins of the Black Hole Information Paradox
While physics tells us that information can neither be created nor destroyed (if information could be created or destroyed, then the entire raison d’etre of physics, that is to predict future events or identify the causes of existing situations, would be impossible), it does not demand that the information be accessible. For decades physicists assumed that the information that fell into a black hole is still there, still existing, just locked away from view.
Should I buy an FPV drone in the Black Friday deals?
Black Friday is undoubtedly the perfect time to buy a ready-to-fly FPV drone kit with savings almost guaranteed.
26 aerospace companies sign statement against destructive anti-satellite tests
More than two dozen companies are backing a United Nations-led effort to end destructive anti-satellite tests, which add yet more debris to Earth orbit.
Press conference with ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt
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Watch the replay of the press conference with ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt taking place at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne (Germany) as he prepares for his first mission to the International Space Station.
Italy's Mount Etna spews lava
Image: One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday – spewing lava and clouds of ash high over the Mediterranean island of Sicily. This image, captured on 13 November by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, has been processed using the mission’s shortwave-infrared bands to show the lava flow at the time of acquisition.
Spacelab-1: 40 years on
Forty years ago this month, the first European-built Spacelab was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on board Space Shuttle Columbia. Also on board was Ulf Merbold, who became ESA's first astronaut in space. The 10-day Spacelab-1 mission marked ESA's entry into human spaceflight activities.
Need to Map an Iceberg in a Hundredth of a Second? Ask a Computer
Satellites really are quite a wonder. They can help forecast the weather, track climate change and help you navigate around the world. There are even satellites that can not only track icebergs but can map the Antarctic in the merest blink of an eye. In fact, faster than that since a typical blink takes about 0.2 seconds but the Sentinel-1 satellites can map icebergs in just 0.01 seconds, that’s 20 times for every blink of an eye!
Mars probe sees Red Planet atmosphere glowing green at night
Using ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, scientists have observed nightglow in Mars' atmosphere, a phenomenon where the night sky glows green, almost like an aurora.
Dark matter-hunting satellite ARRAKIHS to launch in 2030. Here's how it will work
The European Space Agency is slated to launch a satellite in 2030 that's meant to probe the nature of dark matter.
Training for space
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Overview of ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt’s training for his mission to space.
Bag $500 off the Canon EOS R5 in this Black Friday camera deal
The Canon EOS R5 is a massive $500 off for Black Friday, as it was during Prime Day, and the deal is ongoing.
Cheapest-ever Black Friday binocular deal: Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 over 30% off
We think the sale price of $96.95 for these excellent optics is a steal — grab them ahead of the Black Friday rush.
Hubble Telescope revisits gorgeous spiral galaxy, offering a newly filtered view (photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new view of a distant spiral galaxy whose star-studded arms are all tangled up.
MetOp Second Generation weather satellite pair show off
Having satellites in different types of orbit is essential to delivering data to forecast the weather accurately. With the first Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite safely in geostationary orbit since December 2022, it’s also time to focus on its polar-orbiting cousin, the MetOp Second Generation mission. And now, for the first time, two MetOp Second Generation satellites have been brought together to stand side-by-side for testing.
Fall into an ice giant’s atmosphere
Image: Fall into an ice giant’s atmosphere
Comets that 'bounce' from planet to planet could spread life across the universe
Scientists suspect that comets may have delivered the key ingredients for life on Earth, and new research outlines how exoplanets could have received these deliveries, too.
Lego unveils epic Marvel Avengers Tower set with Black Friday deals and offers for Insiders
Lego has raised the bar for Black Friday deals with a ton of offers Lego Insiders rolling out with one of the biggest Lego sets I've ever seen: the Marvel Avengers Tower.
