ESA’s Mars mission hits snag after second parachute test failure
Sending a spacecraft to Mars is no easy feat, but landing it on the Red Planet without making a crater is equally challenging. The European …
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The European Space Agency just updated its massive galaxy map
Back in early 2018, the European Space Agency released the second phase of Milky Way mapping data collected by the agency’s Gaia satellite. With a …
Hubble spots black hole surrounded by material that shouldn’t be there
The Hubble Space Telescope, which is operated by NASA and the ESA, is fantastic for spotting objects residing in the distant reaches of space. Black …
Large asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in September
Space groups like NASA and the ESA track a huge number of near-Earth objects on a daily basis, and many of them have a chance …
Space station experiment could hint at a cure to aging
Like every other living creature on the planet, our bodies are slaves to the endless march of time. There’s nothing we can to do stop …
ESA finds evidence of massive Mars lakes where life may have once thrived
Imaging the possibility of life one existing on the surface of Mars got a whole lot easier once scientists realized the planet was once covered …
The ESA captures stunning images of ancient waterways on Mars
Mars as we know it today is a dusty, dried-up ball of rock with a little bit of ice here and there, but things were …
Hubble captured an image of a face in space and I can’t tell if it’s cool or creepy
When NASA peers into the sky with any of its various telescopes, there’s always the chance that scientists will spot something they’ve never seen before. …
ESA space probe found dead, and gravity is the prime suspect
When the European Space Agency launched the SMART-1 probe back in the early 2000s it was designed to have a relatively short lifespan. The spacecraft …
ESA’s slightly creepy AI assistant is headed to the International Space Station and definitely won’t kill everyone
Science fiction movies have taught us that mixing AI with space travel rarely works out well. From HAL 9000 to Mother, something always seems to …
The European Space Agency’s new Mars orbiter just snapped its very first photo, and it’s gorgeous
The European Space Agency’s fancy new Mars orbiter only arrived at the Red Planet a few weeks ago, but it’s already delivering some really fantastic …
SpaceX is going to start charging NASA a lot more for ISS resupply missions
NASA is going to have to shell out more cash for less cargo room in future resupply missions to the International Space Station. The information …
NASA and ESA want to bring Mars dirt back to Earth, but is that a good idea?
We’ve all seen it in the plot of cheesy sci-fi: Scientists find something in space that seems harmless so they decide to bring it back …
The European Space Agency just released the most detailed map of the Milky Way ever constructed
You might think of our Solar System as a pretty special place — and considering it’s produced the only known example of life, that’s probably …
This powerful space harpoon will snag defunct satellites and drag them back to Earth
In case you haven’t heard, space junk is an increasingly serious problem for our planet. The International Space Station has been forced to take steps …
Scientists are sending a probe to Mercury in an attempt to solve a mystery
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and even Uranus are getting lots of attention these days, with probes and rovers getting up close and personal with our planetary …
