Watch the Halloween comet burn up in epic video captured by SOHO
The aptly named Halloween comet (comet C/2024 S1) has been captured on video, burning up as it approaches the Sun. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory …
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ESA Solar Orbiter captures breathtaking up-close video of the Sun
Last year, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter drew closer to the Sun than it ever has, capturing a close-up video of the Sun’s broiling …
Mars Express captures signs of spiders on Mars
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured images of spiders on Mars. However, the “spiders” aren’t the usual insects you would expect when hearing …
Webb captures spellbinding images of 19 spiral galaxies
The James Webb space telescope has amassed what the ESA is calling a “treasure trove” of new images of spiral galaxies. While the images themselves …
ESA finds Martian water reservoir that’s two-miles deep
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) spacecraft, the Mars Express, has located a Martian water reservoir that is almost two miles deep. The reservoir is made …
The ultimate guide to the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest telescope in space. As an infrared space observatory, the telescope was designed to peer deep into …
Webb snaps stunningly detailed image of Uranus
NASA and the ESA’s James Webb space telescope has captured a captivating view of Uranus and its moons to help ring in the holiday season. …
ESA’s Euclid telescope shares first images from dark universe mission
The European Space Agency hopes to create the most extensive 3D map of our universe yet, and it plans to do so with the Euclid …
ESA’s Gaia Observatory revealed half a million undiscovered stars
The European Space Agency has released the newest data from its Gaia Observatory, detailing over half a million newly discovered stars and over 150,000 asteroids. …
James Webb captured new breathtaking wide-angle images of Orion Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured yet another breathtaking image of the Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42. Located to the south of …
The Solar Orbiter is one step closer to solving a 65-year-old solar mystery
The European Space Agency may have finally taken a step towards solving a 65-year-old solar mystery that has left scientists scratching their heads for decades. …
James Webb captures hypnotic photos of the Whirlpool spiral galaxy
Located 27 million light-years away from Earth, the Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as M51 or NGC 5194, is a beautiful and unique-looking spiral galaxy. And …
The first images from the ESA’s Euclid telescope are here
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the Euclid, a deep space telescope set to hunt for dark matter in our universe. The telescope launched …
Meet the European spacecraft that will hunt for dark matter later this year
The European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready to kick off one of its biggest hunts for evidence of dark matter at the start of …
BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby gives us a glimpse at the Sun’s closest neighbor
Despite being an icon in pop culture, our Sun’s closest neighboring planet, Mercury, has had a fairly boring life when it comes to space exploration. …
ESA’s Mars Express celebrates 20 years with beautiful global mosaic
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has studied the Red Planet for 20 years. It’s hard to believe it has been that long, but the …
See the stunning first photo of Earth from Europe’s new MTG-I1 satellite
One of Europe’s newest weather satellites, the Meteosat Third Generation Imager, is finally getting to work. The satellite, which is also known as MTG-I1 has …
Hackers took control of a government-owned satellite in a controlled experiment
How safe are the thousands of satellites in space from hackers here on Earth? That’s a question that the European Space Agency set out to …
JUICE captures goodbye photo of Earth after launch
The European Space Agency’s JUICE mission is finally on its way to Jupiter. The mission successfully launched on Friday, April 14. Over the weekend, the …
Watch ESA’s Juice mission launch this week
The ESA’s Juice mission will launch on April 13, 2023, beginning an eight-year-long journey from Earth to Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission is …
Juice: Everything you need to know about the ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission
The European Space Agency is preparing a spacecraft to embark on an eight-year-long journey to Jupiter, where it will study the gas giant’s moons for …
New Hubble photo shows Uranus looking paler than ever
Since Hubble’s launch in 1990, NASA’s Earth-orbiting telescope has been a keen observer of any matter of things. From spotting comets and asteroids to watching …
James Webb photographs cosmic mirage of a galaxy far, far away
The James Webb Space Telescope continues to peer into the recesses of our universe. One of its latest images takes advantage of a cosmic effect …
Hubble telescope image shows 2 young stars with growing pains
Hubble has captured a spectacular image of two young stars in the Orion Nebula. The stars in question are known as V 372 Orionis, which …
Solar Orbiter captures spectacular video of Mercury crossing the Sun
Planetary transits are a very common thing that astronomers often rely on to search for and study exoplanets. Transits can even let astronomers study the …
Falling asteroid lit up the sky above the English Channel this week
A falling asteroid over the English Channel gave skywatchers quite the show in the early morning hours of Monday, February 13. The asteroid hit Earth’s …
An unlikely ring around the planet Quaoar has scientists baffled
A small planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune has scientists baffled. The planet, known as Quaoar, is one of 3,000 small planets found that far …
