Arctic sea ice succumbs to Atlantification

With alarm bells ringing about the rapid demise of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, satellite…

Situational awareness for potentially hazardous comets last near-Earth as far back as 4 000 years ago

SETI Institute researchers are reporting that they can now detect showers from the debris in the…

Metalysis–ESA Grand Challenge: team Malt wins first phase

Metalysis and ESA announce team Malt as winner of the first phase of the Grand Challenge…

Plutonium particles from nuclear testing more complex than previously thought

More than 100 kg of highly toxic uranium (U) and plutonium (Pu) was dispersed in the…

Greek firefighters hopeful of containing forest blaze

Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought for a second day on Friday to bring a large forest…

A menagerie of galaxies

This packed ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week showcases the galaxy cluster ACO S 295, as well…

Follow your dreams

It was always Andreas Møgensen’s dream to become an astronaut, even if he was sometimes hesitant…

Vacancy: Director of Commercialisation, Industry & Procurement

The European Space Agency is currently looking for a new Director of Commercialisation, Industry & Procurement,…

Arctic sea-ice volume 2010–19

Previous research suggested that sea ice is able to recover in the winter following a strong…

Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers

The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely—until his…