The Planetary Society’s role in real space…

Testing the waters  In the early 1980s, The Planetary Society began exploring its potential role in…

Fireball over Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan confirmed as Starlink satellite debris

A dazzling fireball later identified as debris of Starlink satellite #5693 streaked across the Midwest night…

A Balloon Mission That Could Explore Venus Indefinitely

Sometimes, the best innovative ideas come from synthesizing two previous ones. We’ve reported before on the…

Using exploding white dwarfs to measure the universe

Artist’s illustration of the Rubin Observatory scanning the night sky for white dwarf supernovae. These are…

ESA – ESA at the 17th European Space Conference

Agency 29/01/2025 305 views 3 likes The second day of the European Space Conference saw European…

ESA and the European Commission sign EuroQCI implementation agreement

[Left] Roberto Viola, the European Commission’s Director-General of Communications Networks, Content and Technology and [right] Laurent Jaffart, ESA…

ESA and European Commission to build quantum-secure space communications network

Applications 30/01/2025 49 views 0 likes Today in Brussels, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the…

ESA – 17th European Space Conference

This photo was taken on 28 January 2025 at the 17th European Space Conference in Brussels,…

Argonaut: a first European lunar lander

Science & Exploration 30/01/2025 14 views 0 likes The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a…

ESA – 17th European Space Conference

The best way to test new space technologies is to actually fly them in space. Today…