Ariane 6 launches GRBBeta: small satellites, big astrophysics

Enabling & Support 14/06/2024 41 views 1 likes Europe’s newest rocket soon launches, taking with it…

Did Earth lose its protective bubble 2 million years ago?

Earth usually rides inside a protective bubble – the sphere of the sun’s influence – called…

Hubble Observes a Cosmic Fossil

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 2005. It’s not an unusual…

Mixing realities for lunar exploration

Anyone who has tried virtual reality (VR) applications knows about its many possibilities: from immersive video…

An Astronaut Might Need Kidney Dialysis on the Way Home from Mars

Long term space exploration comes with many challenges. Not least is how much toilet paper to…

ESA – An ancient witness

The globular cluster NGC 2005, featured in this Hubble Picture of the Week, is not unusual in and of…

Moon Lander Detects Technosignatures Coming from Earth

The search for life has to be one of the most talked about questions in science.…

Earth from Space: Heel of Italy

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over a section of Italy’s heel in the southern part…

Earth from Space: Heel of Italy

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over a section of Italy’s heel in the southern part…

High-precision measurements challenge our understanding of Cepheids

RS Puppis, one of the most luminous Cepheid variable stars, rhythmically brightens and dims over a…