Europe stands on the precipice of launching a satellite from the mainland. Until now, the Guiana Space Centre in South America has operated as Europe’s “gateway to space” but spaceports
Europe stands on the precipice of launching a satellite from the mainland. Until now, the Guiana Space Centre in South America has operated as Europe’s “gateway to space” but spaceports
WASHINGTON — With the fiscal year 2026 appropriations process effectively complete, a key House appropriator says the next spending bill for NASA should build on that outcome. A minibus appropriations
As they roll across shadowed regions of the moon’s surface, future lunar rovers could develop hazardous buildups of electric charge on their wheels. Through new analysis published in Advances in
Voyager 2 met Uranus, our sun’s 7th planet, on January 24, 1986. Afterwards, as Voyager sped ever-outward from our sun, it obtained this backlit image. Image via NASA/JPL. EarthSky’s 2026
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a large disk of debris, surrounded by a thick cloud of dust and gas, passing in front of a star. Astronomers said there’s a
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us at the Brazilian-Bolivian border over part of the Pantanal region, a unique ecosystem, home to an impressive variety of plants and wildlife. Zoom in or click
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ESA astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski shared captivating timelapse videos filmed during his recent 20-day mission on the International Space Station, part of the Axiom Mission 4, codenamed Ignis. The mesmerizing footage,
Recent imagery from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission unveils the striking landscape of the Pantanal, a vital ecological area straddling the Brazilian-Bolivian border. Spanning approximately 200,000 square kilometers, the Pantanal is
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket at Launch Complex 39B (left) and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket inside its Vertical Integration Facility (right): Image: NASA/Keegan Barber (left), United Launch Alliance (right)






