Comet Pons-Brooks underwent a second outburst in early October 2023, once again developing "horns," as captured here while it was in Draco. Credit: Chris Schur (Editor’s note: This article was first published in October 2023.) Comets have gotten a lot of press...

Looking to the future, NASA is investigating several technologies that will allow it to accomplish some bold objectives. This includes returning to the Moon, creating the infrastructure that will let us stay there, sending the first crewed mission to Mars,...

SpaceX closed out 2023 with a fiery double test of its next Starship megarocket booster and spacecraft on Friday (Sept. 29), sharing some stunning videos of both vehicles in the process.The dual test of engines on the giant Starship and Super Heavy rocket...

Quadrantid meteors rain down during the 2023 shower. This year, the sky is off to an early start as the Quadrantids peak January 4. Credit: Héctor Castejón (Flickr) Friday, December 29The next few weeks mark our last good views of Saturn as it begins to set...

Life, as we all know, is based on chemistry. Prebiotic chemical building blocks existed on our planet for a long time before life arose. Astrobiology and cosmochemistry focus on the formation of those building blocks. They also look at the role each played in...

This Hubble Picture of the Week features a richness of spiral galaxies: the large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side of the image is NGC 1356; the two apparently smaller spiral galaxies flanking it are LEDA 467699 (above it) and LEDA 95415 (very close...

NASA's asteroid sampling spacecraft OSRIS-APEX will have an exciting new mission in 2029, when it will watch an exciting asteroid encounter like no other in recorded human history.The craft, formerly known as OSIRIS-REx, will bear witness as the asteroid...

The Great American Eclipse drew millions to totality in 2017. Don’t miss your chance to experience it again in 2024. Jim Schaff Millions of people throughout the U.S. experienced the much-anticipated total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017, the first to cross the...

Like many that grew up watching the skies, I have been captivated by the planets. Mars is no exception, with its striking red colour, polar caps and mysterious dark features. Many of the surface features have been driven by ancient volcanic activity but whether...

Agency 13/06/2023 62520 views 118 likes In March, we announced that 2023 would see the publication of over 300 vacancies at ESA. New vacancies keep being published as we continue our search for talented and motivated professionals to join our teams across...