A venerable spacecraft may be nearing a milestone this year. It is currently the most distant…
Astronomers Discover Planetary Odd Couple
Astronomers have discovered a pair of neighboring planets with dissimilar densities orbiting very close to each…
The next generation of giant telescopes takes shape
Last week, the European Southern Observatory council gave the go ahead to build a huge 39.3-metre…
China astronauts complete successful space docking
Chinese astronauts have carried out a manned docking with an experimental space module, the latest milestone…
ESA tests self-steering rover in ‘Mars’ desert
ESA assembled a top engineering team, then challenged them to devise a way for rovers to…
Bernhard von Weyhe on doing PR for an intergovernmental organisation
In this video Bernhard von Weyhe talks about his role as PR Manager at ESOC and…
Alexander Soucek on his tasks as a programme coordinator
In this video Alexander Soucek talks about his fascination for space and his role as Programme…
NASA aircraft launches with NuSTAR telescope
Astronomers have just added another tool to their arsenal with which to probe the cosmos.
First Flight Instrument Delivered For James Webb Space Telescope
The first of four instruments to fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has been…
NASA’S NuSTAR Mission Lifts Off
WASHINGTON -- NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launched into the morning skies over the central…