[ad_1] I have always wanted a 3D printer but never quite found a good enough reason to get one. Seeing that NASA are now 3D printing metal is even more tantalising than a plastic 3D printer. However, thinking about it, surely it is just a computer controlled soldering...

[ad_1] Agency 05/06/2024 94 views 0 likes The 2024 edition of the Berlin International Airshow (ILA), Germany's largest aerospace trade show, opened its doors today. ESA is taking part with an exhibition in the Space Pavilion alongside the German Space Agency (DLR)...

[ad_1] Refresh 2024-06-05T11:50:02.558Z Starliner astronauts arrive at launch pad (Image credit: NASA TV)NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have arrived at United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Launch Complex-41 (LC-41) and are preparing to board Starliner ahead...

[ad_1] Back to Article List The exoplanet's star is 97 light-years away in the constellation Pisces. An illustration of exoplanet GJ 9827 d. Credit: NASA/ESA/Leah Hustak (STScI)/Ralf Crawford (STScI) The Hubble Space Telescope captured a sign of water vapor in the...

[ad_1] For a small, lumpy chunk of rock that barely reflects any light, Mars’ Moon Phobos draws a lot of attention. Maybe because it’s one of only two moons to orbit the planet, and its origins are unclear. But some of the attention is probably because we have such...

[ad_1] Enabling & Support 04/06/2024 229 views 5 likes ESA’s experimental OPS-SAT CubeSat mission came to an end during the night of 22—23 May 2024 (CEST). A collage of images taken by the camera onboard ESA's former OPS-SAT mission Launched on 18 December 2019,...

[ad_1] On Aug. 2, 2027, a total solar eclipse will be visible from a broad path sweeping across the Atlantic Ocean, Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon drifts in front of the sun while it's slightly larger in...

[ad_1] Soaring through space | Astronomy Magazine false product soaring-through-space https://www.astronomy.com/picture-of-the-day/photo/soaring-through-space/ Soaring through space | Astronomy Magazine Vikas Chander from Delhi, India The Seagull Nebula spans the...

[ad_1] One underappreciated aspect of the current flood of exoplanet discoveries is the technical marvels that enable it. Scientists and engineers must capture and detect minute signals from stars and planets light years away. With the technologies of even a few...

[ad_1] One small s-curve deposited in liquefied stainless steel equals a giant leap forward for in-orbit manufacturing: this is the very first metal 3D printing aboard the International Space Station, which took place last Thursday, aboard ESA’s Columbus laboratory...