[ad_1] ESA’s Euclid mission is undergoing the final test before launch in July 2023.Here it is standing in a special room in the Thales Alenia Space test facilities in Cannes, France, where it successfully underwent electromagnetic compatibility testing.This kind of...

[ad_1] The crewmembers of SpaceX's next astronaut mission to the International Space Station have arrived at the launch site.The upcoming mission, known as Crew-6, is scheduled to lift off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Feb. 26...

[ad_1] Jupiter is well known for its spectacular aurorae, thanks in no small part to the Juno orbiter and recent images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Like Earth, these dazzling displays result from charged solar particles interacting with Jupiter’s...

[ad_1] Science & Exploration 20/02/2023 8561 views 43 likes This year started with a nice imaging opportunity for Solar Orbiter, and a chance to further improve the quality of its data. On 3 January 2023, inner planet Mercury crossed the spacecraft’s field of...

[ad_1] A stunning new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows three galaxies heading for a collision and merger. While galactic collisions are fairly common, this one is rare because each of the trio of galaxies is currently in the throes of birthing new stars.The...

[ad_1] Hard to believe, but the Perseverance Rover has begun its third year exploring Mars. On Feb. 18, 2021,  Perseverance rover survived the harrowing landing at Jezero Crater, and almost immediately, began an expedition to collect a geologically diverse set of rock...

[ad_1] Applications 20/02/2023 512 views 19 likes Understanding Earth’s delicate natural balance and how it is being altered by human activity is not only key to advancing science but also fundamental to acting on environmental issues, the climate crisis, and...

[ad_1] The new science fiction survival series "The Ark" launched onto the SyFy channel this month, bringing us the latest space adventure from the successful braintrust of Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner.If these names sound familiar it’s because the prolific pair...

[ad_1] Astronomers have studied the star formation process for decades. As we get more and more capable telescopes, the intricate details of one of nature’s most fascinating processes become clearer. The earliest stages of star formation happen inside a dense veil of...

[ad_1] Space Safety 3186 views 75 likes In brief Asteroids, like stars, only come out at night. Hidden in the glare of our Sun are an unknown number of asteroids on paths we cannot track, many of which could be heading for Earth, and we just don’t know it. ESA’s...