After a few days of wakefulness, Japan’s SLIM moon lander has gone dormant once more at the start of a 14-day-long lunar night. The upended robot sent back a stream of data and imagery while its solar cells were in position to soak up sunlight, and its handlers...

Teams from ESA, France’s space agency CNES and ArianeGroup successfully completed  the disconnection and retraction of the Ariane 6 cryogenic systems on 30 January 2024.These operations mark the start of dismantling the Ariane 6 test model to make way for its...

Japan's historic SLIM moon lander has powered down ahead of a likely mission-ending cold lunar nighttime — but not before grabbing some final images and loads of science data. SLIM, short for "Smart Lander for Investigating Moon," nailed its precision touchdown...

This month’s conjunction of Venus and Mars will appear similar to this 2017 image, with ruddy Mars to Venus’ lower right (south). Credit: Alan Dyer Jupiter is the highlight of evening observation for anyone with a telescope. Its moons dance around the planet...

Universe Today has explored the potential for sending humans to Europa, Venus, Titan, and Pluto, all of which possess environmental conditions that are far too harsh for humans to survive. The insight gained from planetary scientists resulted in some...

Science & Exploration 31/01/2024 1978 views 20 likes Metal 3D printing will soon take place in orbit for the first time. A pioneering European-made metal 3D printer is on its way to the International Space Station on the Cygnus NG-20 resupply mission which...

NASA has named the four astronauts who will fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-9 mission this summer.The Crew-9 quartet consists of cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and three NASA astronauts: Zena Cardman,...

The first fragment of 2024 BX1 recovered by the Natural History Museum/DLR/Freie Universtaet Berlin team. Credit: Natural History Museum in Berlin. Update: Pieces of the asteroid have been found! Here’s a post from the Natural History Museum in Berlin, which...

Universe Today has proudly examined the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, and exoplanets, and what they can teach scientists and the public about finding life beyond Earth. Impact craters both shape these planetary surfaces and hold the...

Applications 29/01/2024 2094 views 21 likes Galileo, already the world’s most precise satellite navigation system, now meets international standards to guide civil aviation from take-off to landing, complementing Europe’s EGNOS for the most critical operations....