Arianespace and ESA today announced the signature of a launch services contract for the Euclid satellite – with the mission’s timeframe for liftoff starting in mid-2022 from the Guiana Space Centre, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. To source
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TESS Finds First Earth-Size Planet in the Habitable Zone
TOI 700 d is the first Earth-size habitable-zone planet discovered by TESS, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. To source
Hubble surveys gigantic galaxy
Image: To kickstart the 30th anniversary year of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble has imaged a majestic spiral galaxy. Galaxy UGC 2885 may be the largest known in the local universe. It is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 times as many stars. Learn more . To source
ESA preview 2020
Video: 00:04:00 The year 2020 will see new and exciting European space missions, from journeys to the Sun and back to Mars, and from innovative telecommunications satellites to the continuing operation of Copernicus Earth observation satellites. The second ExoMars mission will see a European rover on the ‘Red Planet’ and the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission […]
The Next Step in Testing Rockets to Take Humanity to the Moon
On Jan.1, 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted: “Making progress! The massive @NASA_SLS core stage is moving to Building 110 at the Michoud Assembly Facility. To source
Hubble Sights Galaxy’s Celestial Sequins
This smattering of celestial sequins is a spiral galaxy named NGC 4455, located in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair). This might sound like an odd name for a constellation — and in fact it is somewhat unusual. It’s the only modern constellation named in honor of a real person from history: Queen […]
Glittering Lights of Earth As Seen From the Space Station
Stars glitter in the night sky above the Earth’s atmospheric glow. To source
ESA Impact 2019 – Quarter 4
ESA Impact 2019 – Quarter 4 To source
Galactic Pyrotechnics From 23 Million Light Years Away
NGC 4258, a galaxy about 23 million light years away, is the site of impressive, ongoing fireworks. To source
Exploring the Night Sky with Hubble’s Caldwell Catalog
This loose collections of stars, known as an open star cluster, is image 100 of the Caldwell catalog. To source
ESA highlights 2019
Video: 00:05:00 As the year comes to a close, it is once again time to look back and reflect on some of the achievements and highlights of European spaceflight. The new Gaia star catalogue and the launch of Cheops are keeping ESA at the forefront of space science, as will Solar Orbiter, being prepared for […]
Astronaut Christina Koch Poised to Make History Again
NASA astronaut Christina Koch makes observations from the International space Station’s cupola. To source
Morocco's Anti-Atlas Mountains
The Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco formed as a result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago. To source