World’s corals under threat
The current El Niño weather phenomenon is taking its toll on coral reefs, prompting a field campaign to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to explore how Europe’s Sentinel-2 satellite might be able to quantify the damage on a large scale. To source
New age of orbits
Technology image of the week: a new kind of orbit using a solar sail to take up position above Earth’s polar regions To source
Astronaut Sees Aurora Glow Over the Pacific Northwest (Photo)
Colorful aural lights dance exquisitely across the Pacific Northwest. Credit: ESA/NASA The northern lights dance delicately across the horizon of Earth in this amazing photo taken by an astronaut in space. This cosmic view of auroras over Earth was one of a series posted on Twitter on Jan. 20 by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and British […]
Accused Star Found Innocent of Cosmic Explosion
Nicknamed the “Fireworks Galaxy,” NGC 6946 has had nine supernovas observed within it over the past 100 years. It is the site of SN 2008S, a puzzling supernova. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MSSL/R.Soria et al, Optical: AURA/Gemini OBs A star thought to be responsible for the puzzling supernova SN 2008S may have been falsely accused. Following a […]
Freefall achieved on LISA Pathfinder
On Monday, the two cubes housed in the core of ESA’s LISA Pathfinder were left to move under the effect of gravity alone – another milestone towards demonstrating technologies to observe gravitational waves from space. To source
Zodiacal Light: How to See the Mysterious Glow
Look for the dim glow of the zodiacal light along the ecliptic just after twilight for the next two weeks. Credit: Starry Night Software Have you ever seen the zodiacal light? It is one of the most remarkable features of the solar system, yet most astronomers have never observed it. I’ve been an amateur astronomer […]
SpaceX to Try Rocket Landing During Satellite Launch Friday: Watch Live
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sits on the pad, ready for the planned March 4, 2016 launch of the SES-9 communications satellite. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX will try again to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a robotic ship Friday (March 4), and you can watch all the spaceflight action live online. The rocket […]
Central Milky Way Features Hiding In Plain Sight – Multiple Wavelengths | Video
CosMix: The Universe Is Alive With Music Goddard Space Flight Center’s Best Videos NASA Edge NEOs: Near Earth Objects – The Video Show Inside Space Station – The Video Show Exploring the Southern Sky – ESO at 50 | Vide… Last Venus Transit In Your Lifetime | Video S… Curiosity – The SUV of Mars […]
Milky Way’s Cold Anatomy Revealed | Video
CosMix: The Universe Is Alive With Music Goddard Space Flight Center’s Best Videos NASA Edge NEOs: Near Earth Objects – The Video Show Inside Space Station – The Video Show Exploring the Southern Sky – ESO at 50 | Vide… Last Venus Transit In Your Lifetime | Video S… Curiosity – The SUV of Mars […]
[Video] The technologies developed in Kakuda will evolve the space transpotation in future
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How Friendly Is Enceladus' Ocean to Life?
Plumes erupting off the surface of Enceladus, an icy moon. Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI How acidic is the ocean on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus? It’s a fundamental question to understanding if this geyser-spouting moon could support life. Enceladus is part of a family of icy worlds, including Europa (at Jupiter) and Titan (also at Saturn), populating our […]
Boarding soon
Save the date: media and social media accreditation details for our ExoMars 2016 launch event, to be held at ESA in Darmstadt, on 14 March are coming soon To source
Pluto's Moons | Five Satellites of Pluto
These close views of Pluto’s four smaller moons were captured by NASA’s New Horizons probe during its historic July 2015 flyby. Data from New Horizons suggests that at least two (and maybe even all four) were born from mergers of even smaller moons. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Pluto, the dwarf planet that was once considered the ninth […]