XMM-Newton’s 20th anniversary in space

Image: On 10 December, ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray space observatory is celebrating its 20th launch anniversary. In…

Cheops getting ready for launch

The Cheops satellite (visible in the background) installed on the flight adapter ring that will serve…

Road salt pollutes lake in one of the largest US protected areas, new study shows

New research shows road salt runoff into Mirror Lake in Adirondack Park prevents natural water turnover…

Beleaguered DR Congo rainforest attacked on all sides

Lush rainforest covers millions of hectares of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a central part of…

Indian Ocean island Mayotte lifts cyclone red alert

Officials on the small Indian Ocean island of Mayotte said Sunday they had lifted the red…

One dead, tourists stranded as New Zealand volcano erupts

A volcano that erupted without warning on a New Zealand island popular with tourists killed one…

ESA commissions world’s first space debris removal

ClearSpace-1 will be the first space mission to remove an item of debris of orbit, planned…

Four tiger foetuses found in Indonesian 'poacher' arrests

Sumatran tigers are critically endangered – with fewer than 400 believed to be left in the…

Brian Cox: Why I've been exploring our scientific past

The science broadcaster explains why he’s been delving into the lives of some extraordinary scientists. …

NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #19-49 8 December 2019

NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #19-49 8 December 2019 Click here for original story,…