3D Printing: Saving Weight and Space at Launch

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is regularly used on the ground to quickly produce…

Whole new (or newly discovered) worlds

More planets and moons are being discovered all the time. It’s up to us to explore…

ESA – Inner space engineering

Etched on this wafer of polished silicon are dozens of space-ready integrated circuits ready to be…

ESA – Inner space engineering

Etched on this wafer of polished silicon are dozens of space-ready integrated circuits ready to be…

ESA – Andrea Patassa | Astronaut Reserve Member, Test Pilot, Spiderman?

Meet Andrea Patassa—test pilot, aviator, passionate outdoor adventurer, and Member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve.  In this…

Isar Aerospace: German company set for first commercial rocket launch from Europe

The Spectrum rocket on the launch pad at Andøya Space Center in Norway Wingmen-Media Preparations are…

Earth from Space: Land of giants

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California’s…

Fresh Findings Strengthen the Case for Dark Energy’s Evolution

It’s looking more and more as if dark energy, the mysterious factor that scientists say is…

How Warp Drives Don’t Break Relativity

Somehow, we all know how a warp drive works. You’re in your spaceship and you need…

JWST Cycle 4 Spotlight, Part 4: Stellar Populations and the Interstellar Medium

Welcome back to our five-part examination of Webb’s Cycle 4 General Observations program. In the first…