M10 thrust chamber hot firing

The 3D-printed thrust chamber assembly of the methane-fuelled M10 rocket engine passed its first series of…

Milky Way’s warp caused by galactic collision, Gaia suggests

Astronomers have pondered for years why our galaxy, the Milky Way, is warped. Data from ESA’s…

The warped galactic disc of the Milky Way wobbles like a spinning top

Data from ESA’s star-observing satellite Gaia shows that the warped galactic disc of the Milky Way…

Quantum satellite shaken to simulate launch effect

Quantum satellite shaken to simulate launch effect Click here for original story, Quantum satellite…

Centuries before Hubble

This image of an archetypal spiral galaxy was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.  The subject of this…

Week in images: 24-28 February 2020

Week in images: 24-28 February 2020 Discover our week through the lens Click…

Earth from Space: Andros, Bahamas

Video: 00:02:58 In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission…

Andros, Bahamas

Image: Andros, Bahamas Click here for original story, Andros, Bahamas Source: ESA…

The most powerful black hole eruption in the Universe

The most powerful black hole eruption in the Universe Click here for original story,…

Qarman CubeSat deployed from ISS

Image: Qarman CubeSat deployed from ISS Click here for original story, Qarman CubeSat deployed…