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Cosmic Antiquity: The Ancient Stars of NGC 2210 Exposed by Hubble

ESA/Hubble — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:19:44 +0000

NGC 2210 in the Large Magellanic Cloud is a notable globular cluster around 11.6 billion years old, offering insights into the age and formation of...

Watch Live: Historic Launch of EIRSAT-1, Ireland’s First Satellite

European Space Agency (ESA) — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:50:40 +0000

Watch the live launch broadcast of Ireland’s first satellite EIRSAT-1 on ESA Web TV Channel 2 and ESA YouTube, currently scheduled for December 1. Coverage...

Salt and Spectacle: Satellite Reveals East Africa’s Pink Lakes

European Space Agency (ESA) — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 23:45:31 +0000

The European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the colorful waters of two salty lakes in East Africa: Lake Natron in northern Tanzania and Lake...

The Final Orbit: Unraveling a Satellite’s Death Spiral

European Space Agency (ESA) — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:24:13 +0000

ESA and the University of Bern conducted a study to understand and predict the tumbling of defunct satellites. This research supports ESA’s efforts to remove...

Ariane 6 Main Engine Ignition: Rocket Hot Fire Test Highlight Video

European Space Agency (ESA) — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:13:32 +0000

Cinq, quatre, trois, deux, un. Allumage Vulcain! This is the moment Ariane 6’s main engine was sparked into life, and the entire main stage of...

Cosmic Deception: Unraveling the Secrets of Abell 3192

ESA/Hubble — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:32:20 +0000

Abell 3192, captured by Hubble, is a complex of two galaxy clusters in Eridanus, exhibiting a gravitational lens effect due to their immense mass. This...

Ariane 6’s Hot Fire Rocket Engine Test: Blazing the Trail for Space

European Space Agency (ESA) — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 15:15:46 +0000

ESA’s new Ariane 6 rocket passed a major full-scale rehearsal on November 23 in preparation for its first flight, when teams on the ground went...

From Star Trek to the Lab: The Real Challenge of Fungi in Hypergravity

European Space Agency (ESA) — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 12:27:05 +0000

Macau University researchers studied fungi behavior under hypergravity, revealing both the risks and potential benefits of fungi in space missions. Future studies will investigate other...

Radar Revealed: The North Channel’s Colorful Secrets From Space

European Space Agency (ESA) — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 21:29:12 +0000

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission’s radar image of the North Channel vividly displays land and water features, including Glasgow, Lough Neagh, and the Isle of Man....

Juice’s Daring Maneuver: Setting Course for a Historic Earth-Moon Flyby

European Space Agency (ESA) — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:26:12 +0000

On November 17, 2023, ESA’s Juice spacecraft carried out one of the largest and most important maneuvers in its eight-year journey to Jupiter. Using its...

Galactic Misconceptions Unveiled: The Truth Behind “Late-Type” Galaxies in Hubble’s Latest Snapshot

ESA/Hubble — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:35:40 +0000

This Hubble Picture of the Week features NGC 2814, an irregular galaxy that is located approximately 85 million light-years from Earth. In this image, which...

Solar Conjunction: Spacecraft Fall Silent as Mars Disappears Behind the Sun

European Space Agency (ESA) — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 03:13:39 +0000

The space between Earth and Mars is usually buzzing with science data, telemetry, and commands racing to and from almost a dozen missions at the...

Mars Unveils Its Nighttime Secret: Mesmerizing Green Glow Discovered

European Space Agency (ESA) — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 02:55:48 +0000

ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has discovered a green nightglow in the Martian atmosphere, providing crucial data on atmospheric processes and potential illumination for future...

Mount Etna’s Fiery Fury: Lava and Ash Eruption Towers Over Sicily

European Space Agency (ESA) — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:01:15 +0000

One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday – spewing lava and clouds of ash high over the Mediterranean island of...

Cosmic Flash: Earth Struck by Historic Gamma-Ray Burst From Exploding Star

European Space Agency (ESA) — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:41:07 +0000

An enormous burst of gamma rays, detected by ESA’s Integral space telescope, has struck Earth. The blast caused a significant disturbance in our planet’s ionosphere....

Autumn Splendor From Space: Japan’s Majestic Landscape

European Space Agency (ESA) — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:47:39 +0000

This image, from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on November 1, 2023, captures the colors of autumn over the Japanese archipelago. Japan is made up of...

Dark Universe Detective: Euclid’s Wide-Eyed Look at the Cosmos

European Space Agency (ESA) — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:27:56 +0000

Euclid, the European Space Agency’s dark Universe detective, was launched on July 1, 2023. It has recently showcased its first full-color, stunning images of the...

Cosmic Chameleon: Galaxy’s Stunning Transformation by Hubble Filters

ESA/Hubble — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:18:40 +0000

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1385 appears in two strikingly different Hubble telescope images, attributed to the use of various specialized filters. This luminous tangle...

Euclid’s Cosmic Lens Magnifies the Majestic Horsehead Nebula

European Space Agency (ESA) — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 18:59:09 +0000

Euclid shows us a spectacularly panoramic and detailed view of the Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33 and part of the constellation Orion. At...

Earth Through a 2-mm Lens From a 6,000 km Orbit

European Space Agency (ESA) — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:56:01 +0000

The TRISAT-R CubeSat, equipped with a tiny camera, captured a unique image of Earth from 6,000 km, contributing to ESA’s research in medium-Earth orbit and...

Cosmic Fossils Unearthed: Euclid Unravels the Ancient NGC 6397 Cluster

European Space Agency (ESA) — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:34:26 +0000

Euclid’s detailed imaging of the NGC 6397 globular cluster may reveal tidal tails and offer new insights into dark matter’s role in the Milky Way,...

Iceberg Mapping at Lightning Speed: AI Is 10,000x Faster Than Humans

European Space Agency (ESA) — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:54:46 +0000

In a groundbreaking development, researchers from the University of Leeds have unveiled a neural network that can swiftly and accurately chart the expanse of large...

Mapping Cosmic Evolution: Euclid’s Insightful Infrared Snapshot of NGC 6822

European Space Agency (ESA) — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:25:54 +0000

Euclid’s View of Irregular Galaxy NGC 6822 Euclid’s high-resolution imaging of the NGC 6822 galaxy and its globular clusters offers new perspectives on the Universe’s...

Zero Debris 2030: A Global Call to Action Against Space Clutter

European Space Agency (ESA) — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:22:33 +0000

ESA’s ‘Zero Debris approach’ is a bold initiative targeting a significant reduction in space debris by 2030, complemented by the Zero Debris Charter which seeks...