Mars orbiter learns new tricks in search for water

View larger. | Artist’s illustration of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The Mars orbiter is using…

MRO, OMG! | The Planetary Society

MRO is learning new moves after almost 20 years in space. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was recently…

A11pl3Z: Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object we have seen in the solar system E. Guido,…

Week in images: 30 June – 4 July 2025

Week in images: 30 June – 4 July 2025 Discover our week through the lens Source…

AMSAT-UK Support Student Payload on Sub Orbital Launch from Oman

A team of 6 students from the University of Surrey, the University of Portsmouth and the…

Meteorite causes rethink of how and when our solar system formed

The Northwest Africa 12264 meteorite is older than expected Ben Hoefnagels Tiny shavings from a single…

ESA – Brave for space

Lie down. Spin, squat, cycle. Breathe harder. Repeat. Nestled in an Alpine valley in Slovenia, a…

ESA observes interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Astronomers from ESA’s Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre (NEOCC), part of the Agency’s Planetary Defence Office, made…

Planet with a death wish triggers its own doom

Artist’s concept of exoplanet HIP 67522 b, a planet with a death wish. It triggers flares…

ESA – Sea-surface salinity around Antarctica

Using data from ESA’s SMOS satellite, scientists have revealed a surprising shift in the Southern Ocean…