ESA Director General’s Annual Press Briefing

ESA Director General’s Annual Press Briefing

Watch the replay of ESA’s start-of-the-year press briefing looking ahead to 2024. Director General Josef Aschbacher presents this year’s key milestones from ESA HQ in Paris: in 2024, Europe will regain its autonomous access to space, with the inaugural...
Astronomy’s annual star party set for Feb. 3

Astronomy’s annual star party set for Feb. 3

Back to Article List You’re invited to join us in Tucson for a fun-filled day and night of observing and talks by astronomy authors. By mnewman | Published: January 12, 2024 The spectacular central Milky Way, centered on Sagittarius, as imaged from the desert...
Half of this Exoplanet is Covered in Lava

Half of this Exoplanet is Covered in Lava

Astronomers working with TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) have discovered a planet that’s been left out in the Sun too long. Or at least half of it has. The newly discovered planet is tidally locked to its star, and one side is completely molten. The new...