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This Is the Hottest White Dwarf in Our Galaxy
This is a photo of nearby white dwarf Sirius B. No, not the big star at center — the little faint one just to the bottom-left.Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Bond (STSCI), AND M. Barstow (University of Leicester) New observations of a white dwarf reveal that it is a scorcher, at roughly 250,000 degrees Celsius (482,000 […]
LISA Pathfinder launch
Follow the launch of our LISA Pathfinder mission on 3 December. Coverage from Kourou starts 03:44 GMT; a press briefing from ESA’s space operations centre starts at 05:30 GMT To source
Christie's to Auction Omega Watches Flown in Space and to the Moon
An Omega Speedmaster flown to the moon on Apollo 17 and kept by astronaut Ron Evans as a memento will be sold on Dec. 15 as a part of Christie’s Omega Speedmaster 50 auction.Credit: collectSPACE.com Four decades after it journeyed a quarter of a million miles out into space, a watch used by the last […]
China's Space Prowess Could Challenge Decades of US Dominance: Report
Long March-3C rocket lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.Credit: China Space The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) recently released its 2015 annual report to Congress, and it includes an intriguing look at the China’s space and counterspace programs. The 2015 report, released in November and provided to Inside Outer Space by the […]
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Talking climate
Discover more about the importance of land cover as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world To source
Happy birthday, SOHO!
The Sun as seen today by the ESA-NASA SOHO observatory on the 20th anniversary of the pioneering satellite’s launch To source
Weird Alien Planets Star in 'Extreme Solar Systems' Conference
The Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The island of Hawaii is currently hosting the Extreme Solar Systems III meeting.Credit: Extreme Solar Systems III The sunny shores of Hawaii are currently hosting a small swarm of planetary scientists, who have gathered to discuss the most surprising and extreme planets that lie outside Earth’s solar system. […]
Fits like a glove
Human spaceflight an operations image of the week: Testing pressure suits for Principia launch in two weeks To source
Farmers benefit from satellite coverage
Farmers can now call on the latest satellite information using the unique TalkingFields service to get the best from their land while cutting the environmental cost. To source
Are you a doctor with the right stuff?
ESA is looking for a medical doctor to live for a year in Antarctica at the French–Italian Concordia research station. Your job is to run experiments in the Antarctic wilderness that help to prepare for future spaceflight beyond Earth orbit. To source
Rover versus rocks
Technology image of the week: Robotic navigation testing with artificial rocks on beach next to ESA’s technical heart To source