Our Milky Way galaxy never sits still: it rotates and wobbles. And now, data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope reveal that our galaxy also has a giant…
Scientists digging through data collected by the Cassini spacecraft have found new complex organic molecules spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus. This is a clear sign that complex chemical reactions are…
Detection of Organic Compounds in Freshly Ejected Ice Grains from Enceladus’s Ocean Saturn’s moon Enceladus ejects a plume of ice grains and gases originating from a subsurface ocean via fractures…
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) HydroGNSS mission, which will investigate the Earth’s water cycle, has landed in California and is ready to start preparations for launch. Changes in the global…
Honda and Astrobotic Establish Joint Development Agreement to Explore Scalable Lunar Power Solutions TORRANCE, Calif., and PITTSBURGH, September 29, 2025 – American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Astrobotic Technology, Inc. today…
Avio reuseable upper stage demonstration mission concept Space transportation is moving towards frequent reusable launchers supporting an industrial ecosystem around Earth. In the coming decades, the European Space Agency (ESA)…
Boeing teammates designed a device that helps technicians apply a consistent, even coat of primer to the Space Launch System fuel tank, helping safeguard 733,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant on…
As ESA’s space activities expand in scale and complexity, there is a growing demand for interoperable systems capable of managing information across multiple missions, centres, and partners. Traditional tools, often…
The martian landscape is not the easiest terrain to get around. Some areas are too rocky for a wheeled rover to cross, and elsewhere a lack of distinctive features in…
TransAstra Secures $5M to Scale Asteroid Capture Technology With NASA and Private Investment ransAstra Secures $5M to Scale Asteroid Capture Technology With NASA and Private Investment LOS ANGELES, September 23,…
ESA’s future launcher preparatory programme is crafting a space transportation ecosystem, guiding the companies and engineers of today to develop and test the technologies required to meet future needs. Space…
Slices from the edge of Mars reveal a layered atmosphere of delicate complexity. A European spacecraft has captured a luminous mille-feuille of dust enveloping the Red Planet in unprecedented detail. …
The first model of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) reusable rocket demonstrator Themis is standing at its launch pad in Kiruna, Sweden. Themis is investigating technologies to demonstrate rocket stage…
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures a cloud-free view over the island of Komodo in southeastern Indonesia. Zoom in or click on the circles to explore this image at its full 10 m…
Hidden beneath the biggest ice mass on Earth, hundreds of subglacial lakes form a crucial part of Antarctica’s icy structure, affecting the movement and stability of glaciers, and consequentially influencing…