Europe's space agency approves the Hera anti-asteroid mission
It's a planetary defense initiative to protect us from an "Armageddon"-like event.
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The ExoMars rover may search for life near the Red Planet's equator
A mineral-rich site is the most likely destination for the robot.
NASA and the ESA release first 8K video from space
It shows astronauts working aboard the International Space Station.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
BepiColombo orbiters take off for Mercury tonight
It’s just the third mission to the planet, and the craft won’t arrive until 2025.
Watch the ESA launch its wind-mapping Aeolus satellite at 5PM ET
The data it collects will improve weather forecasting.
Scientists may have found liquid water on Mars
There could be a buried lake underneath the Martian polar ice cap.
A Stephen Hawking musical tribute was beamed directly at a black hole
A memorial service for the astrophysicist took place today.
The UK's spaceport ambitions inch closer to reality
The Space Industry Act lays the groundwork for a British launch venue.
Rosetta probe's last surprise: a photo of its landing site
ESA discovered that the last few packets of data it sent make up an image.
ESA throws its weight behind satellite-based 5G internet
The agency and its new partners are preparing to perform various tests in the next few years.
ESA’s search for Earth’s ‘twin’ starts in 2026
The PLATO mission will use 26 telescopes to search for habitable planets.
Doomed Mars lander wasn't equipped for supersonic conditions
Conditions during the Mars descent were more severe than anyone expected.
Watch the ESA trace 2 million stars' journey across the skies
Our descendants sure won't see the same constellations we do.
Magnetic fields could explain an 'erratic' neutron star
Scientists have a theory for Rapid Burster's unusual X-ray blasts.
The Earth's core has a 'jet stream' of molten iron
European scientists discovered the fast-flowing stream thanks to a trio of satellites.
EU and ESA sign deal to keep ahead of global space competition
Space programs in China and India are advancing quickly.
A tiny space pebble just put a huge dent in an ESA satellite
In space, even tiny specks of dust are dangerous.
The European Space Agency will land on Mars in October
The Schiaparelli module is on a brief mission to study the planet's electrical fields.
ESA plans to study the wind by shooting lasers from space
The project will offer greater insight into how the heck wind works.
