Shoemaker Crater, Australia

Image: For Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Shoemaker Impact Structure (formerly…

Eye of ESA’s asteroid mission

Image: Eye of ESA’s asteroid mission Click here for original story, Eye of ESA’s…

Asian coal plant drive threatens climate goals: report

Five Asian countries are responsible for 80 percent of new coal power stations planned worldwide, with…

Norway salmon farming moves to cleaner waters: indoors

Hundreds of thousands of salmon swim against the current in southeast Norway—in massive indoor tanks away…

Russia launches cargo ship to space station

Russia on Wednesday successfully launched an unmanned space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station…

Scores dead as record-breaking heat wave grips Canada, US

Scores of deaths in Canada’s Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave, authorities…

Wildfire changes songbird plumage and testosterone

Fire can put a tropical songbird’s sex life on ice. Click here for original…

CubeSat will sift asteroid secrets from reflected sunshine

As ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence probes the Didymos twin asteroid system, it will be…

CubeSat named for pioneer of European planetary defence

As ESA’s Hera mission reaches the Didymos double asteroid system, it will not be there alone:…

Reprogrammable satellite shipped to launch site

An advanced telecommunications satellite that can be completely repurposed in orbit has arrived at its launch…