Artist’s concept shows Voyager 1 against a starry background. The spacecraft, launched in 1977, is currently…
ESA – Cave training lab
Given no path, a group of explorers makes their own way through a cave. While one…
Earth from Space: Desert cropland
These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images show agricultural development in the desert of southern Egypt, close to the…
Where, when and how to watch the 2026 solar eclipse
An image of the 2024 total solar eclipse Allexxandar/Alamy On 12 August, a total solar eclipse…
Expedition 73 Crew Reflects on Science, Teamwork, and Life in Orbit
On June 16, astronauts and cosmonauts gathered at Space Center Houston to share stories from their…
Millions of Stars in Cigar Galaxy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82), nicknamed the Cigar…
ESA – Europe faces the heat
Europe is facing an intense heatwave, with record temperatures and several cities under red alert. On…
Peanut-shaped asteroid wobbles in 2 directions
This is asteroid Donaldjohanson, as seen by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft during a flyby on April 20,…
NASA to save Swift spacecraft from plunging back to Earth
NASA plans to save the Swift spacecraft with a rescue mission that will boost the spacecraft…
ESA – Smile reaches science orbit
The European-Chinese Smile mission reached its designated science orbit on 20 June 2026. The team is…