Molecular machine exploits motion in a single direction

Life is driven by molecular machines. Found in every cell, these tiny motors convert chemical energy…

Colony ship to nearest star only needs crew of 100 to survive

A mission to Proxima Centauri b, the closest Earth-like exoplanet, would take over 6000 years – but…

Comet on 21 August 2016 from 3.7 km

Smooth dust deposits seen in the Ash region of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a distance of 3.7…

Interview with Rosetta’s camera team

Members of the OSIRIS camera team, the high-resolution science camera onboard Rosetta, talk to ESA Web…

Philae waving

It is easy to be distracted by the impressive feature towards the right, which may represent…

Philae waving

It is easy to be distracted by the impressive feature towards the right, which may represent…

Comet on 21 August 2016 from 3.7 km

Smooth dust deposits seen in the Ash region of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a distance of 3.7…

The space-time echoes that point to a new theory of reality

The discovery of gravitational waves was the crowning glory of Einstein's relativity. They might now have…

Interview with Rosetta’s camera team

Members of the OSIRIS camera team, the high-resolution science camera onboard Rosetta, talk to ESA Web…

New laser technology shows success in particle accelerators

Lasers—used in medicine, manufacturing and made wildly popular by science fiction—are finding a new use in…