Cosmic wonderland

This large expanse of space captured with the Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy SDSSJ225506.80+005839.9. Unlike…

Contract signed for new Copernicus ROSE-L mission

ESA and Thales Alenia Space have today signed a contract to develop the new high-priority Copernicus…

Galileo satellites help rescue Vendée Globe yachtsman

A sailor in the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world yacht race faced disaster in the Southern Ocean as…

Hubble Captures Fading of the Stingray Nebula

Astronomers have caught a rare glimpse of a rapidly fading shroud of gas around an aging…

Exploring Gaia's 2020 data release

New details of our Milky Way galaxy are being revealed in Gaia’s Early Data Release 3.…

Gaia’s new data takes us to the Milky Way’s anticentre and beyond

The motion of stars in the outskirts of our galaxy hints at significant changes in the…

Gaia’s stellar motion for the next 1.6 million years

The stars are constantly moving across the sky. Known as proper motion, this motion is imperceptible…

The colour of the sky from Gaia’s Early Data Release 3

The colour of the sky from Gaia’s Early Data Release 3 Click here for…

Copernicus satellites keep eyes on icebergs for Vendée Globe

On 8 November, 33 intrepid sailors set off from Les Sables-D’Olonne in western France to take…

Slimming down solar cells

Image: Slimming down solar cells Click here for original story, Slimming down solar cells …