The cautionary tail of Comet Swift–Tuttle

Comet Swift–Tuttle, formally 109P/Swift–Tuttle, is an enormous, icy comet on a 133 year orbit around the…

Ready for the Vega fairing

ESA’s Aeolus satellite ready to be encapsulated in the Vega rocket fairing. Liftoff is set for…

Ready for the Vega fairing

ESA’s Aeolus satellite ready to be encapsulated in the Vega rocket fairing. Liftoff is set for…

Fluid science revamp

The International Space Station is a maze of modules filled with racks, cables and experiments running…

Fluid science revamp

The International Space Station is a maze of modules filled with racks, cables and experiments running…

Spaceship EAC – studying lunar regolith

In a breakthrough project from Spaceship EAC, Sarah Eriksson's study into recreating Moon dust is enhancing…

Spaceship EAC – studying lunar regolith

In a breakthrough project from Spaceship EAC, Sarah Eriksson's study into recreating Moon dust is enhancing…

Horizons mission timelapse – Australia and New Zealand

Māori, as native New Zealanders, refer to their islands as “Aotearoa” or “the land of the…

Horizons mission timelapse – Australia and New Zealand

Māori, as native New Zealanders, refer to their islands as “Aotearoa” or “the land of the…

Horizons mission – preparing for a spacewalk

Known to the crew as an EVA (extravehicular activity), each spacewalk provides a valuable opportunity to…