Living in space is no easy task, and one of the largest concerns for mission planners…
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Heavy but fast
Living in space is no easy task, and one of the largest concerns for mission planners…
ESA’s Proba-3 will create artificial solar eclipses
Astrophysicists are joining sightseers in watching Monday’s total solar eclipse across North America but, in the…
ESA’s Proba-3 will create artificial solar eclipses
Astrophysicists are joining sightseers in watching Monday’s total solar eclipse across North America but, in the…
Canned space
Technology image of the week: Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, used to test satellites before they fly
Large Space Simulator
An external view of Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, the Large Space Simulator, which subjects entire satellites…
Large Space Simulator
An external view of Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, the Large Space Simulator, which subjects entire satellites…
Preview of Gaia’s sky in colour
This map is a preview of Gaia’s measurements of the sky in colour. The image includes…
Preview of Gaia’s sky in colour
This map is a preview of Gaia’s measurements of the sky in colour. The image includes…
Circular formation
Clockwise from top: ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson, Roscosmos cosmonaut…