Credit: European Space Agency The upcoming Copernicus Radar Observation System for Europe in L-band (ROSE-L) will provide continuous day-and-night all-weather monitoring of Earth’s land, oceans and ice, and offer frequent…
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NASA unveils design for message heading to Jupiter’s moon Europa
The art on this side of the plate, which will seal an opening of the vault on NASA’s Europa Clipper, features waveforms that are visual representations of the sound waves…
Scientists Closer to Solving Mysteries of Universe After Measuring Gravity in Quantum World
Scientists are a step closer to unravelling the mysterious forces of the universe after working out how to measure gravity on a microscopic level. Space – illustrative photo. Image credit:…
Interstellar signal linked to aliens was actually just a truck
The area near the seismic station in Manus Island, based on satellite images acquired on March 24, 2023. Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa and Benjamin Fernando/Johns Hopkins University, with imagery from…
Four Hundred Kilograms of Research in Microgravity
On 27 February 2024 at 8:27 CET the MAPHEUS 14 high-altitude research rocket, operated by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), successfully launched from the Esrange Space Center…
Milestones in Space Exploration: LISA and EnVision Clear Another Hurdle
On 25 January 2024, the L-class Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) flagship mission and the M-class EnVision mission cleared another important hurdle in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Science Programme. Venus…
Earth Sciences Isn’t Just For Earth
Extending their expertise into the solar system, Earth scientists aid in the exploration of our planetary neighbors, including the search for signs of extraterrestrial life. W. Bruce Banerdt dreamed of…
Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to uncover clues about Neptune’s evolution
An artist’s conception of Mors-Somnus, a binary duo comprised of a pair of icy asteroids bound by gravity, is shown. UCF researchers recently used the James Webb Space Telescope (also…
Astronomers reveal a new link between water and planet formation
Researchers have found water vapour in the disc around a young star, which is exactly where planets may be forming. Water is a key ingredient for life on Earth and…
Moon lander Odysseus has a new home and brings an artistic project along for the ride
Collage of The Earthling Project and Odysseus’s lunar landing. Credit: Intuitive Machines The moon lander Odysseus, known as Odie, touched down on the moon’s surface on February 22, becoming the…
