Engineers at the European Space Agency have successfully finalized the assembly of the Plato spacecraft, a significant achievement in the ongoing mission to detect Earth-like planets orbiting Sun-like stars. This
Engineers at the European Space Agency have successfully finalized the assembly of the Plato spacecraft, a significant achievement in the ongoing mission to detect Earth-like planets orbiting Sun-like stars. This
Dark matter could tint light passing through it, depending on the model. While the effect is tiny, it is just on the edge of our ability to detect it.
On Christmas Eve in 2023, a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft captured what looks like a barcode etched into the rusty slopes of Mars. The image, taken by ESA’s ExoMars
Simulation of 3I/ATLAS’s ion tail on 1 November 2025 assuming a 460 kms−1 radial flow. Positions of Europa Clipper, Sun, Hera, and 3I/ATLAS are shown in a frame where the
This week’s global space agenda features a series of notable missions, including a manned launch from China and the deployment of a new naval satellite for the Indian Navy. SpaceX
Hazards originating in space carry the risk of sudden disaster and potentially derailing everyday life, from natural threats like asteroids and solar storms to the human-made one of space debris.
The different Solar System bodies and exoplanets this chapter focuses on, and associated missions. Those with a strong PlanetS involvement are shown with an asterisk. — astro-ph.EP Understanding the climates
Heads up stargazers! The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight, bringing a flurry of shooting stars to the night sky as Earth passes through the trail of debris shed by comet
TAMPA, Fla. — Europe must move quickly to craft a large-scale strategy for space-based data centers or risk ceding a potential pillar of future digital infrastructure to global competitors, according
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water






