A nice fit: Payload checkout is advancing for Arianespace’s September Soyuz flight to deploy the next two Galileo satellites

Arianespace is gearing up this week for its upcoming Soyuz Flight VS12 – scheduled for September…

Rosetta lander science

The Rosetta orbiter is continuing its science until the end of the extended Rosetta mission in…

Earth from Space: Northern Italy

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. The one…

NASA Selects Proposals to Study Neutron Stars, Black Holes and More

NASA has selected five proposals submitted to its Explorers Program to conduct focused scientific investigations and…

NASA’s Spitzer Confirms Closest Rocky Exoplanet

Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed the discovery of the nearest rocky planet outside…

Comet from 9 m

This image was taken by Philae’s ROsetta Lander Imaging System, ROLIS 9 m above the Agilkia…

California “Rain Debt” Equal to Average Full Year of Precipitation

A new NASA study has concluded California accumulated a debt of about 20 inches of precipitation…

Frosty Gullies on the Northern Plains of Mars

Seasonal frost commonly forms at middle and high latitudes on Mars, much like winter snow on…

Filling up! EUTELSAT 8 West B is being fueled for Arianespace’s August 20 Ariane 5 mission

Eutelsat Communications' EUTELSAT 8 West B telecommunications satellite is being "topped off" this week at the…

Filling up! EUTELSAT 8 West B is being fueled for Arianespace’s August 20 Ariane 5 mission

Eutelsat Communications' EUTELSAT 8 West B telecommunications satellite is being "topped off" this week at the…