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The European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission has beamed back its first images from space.

SpaceX's Starlink satellites now make up 40% of reentering satellite debris. But is Elon Musk's space company the worst polluter of Earth's upper atmosphere?

From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar system, aiming for the moon, Mars and beyond.

'Photosynthetic habitable zones' could exist beneath radiation-filtering ice on Mars, offering scientists another region in which to hunt for alien life.

ESA has signed a contract with OHB Italia SpA worth €63 million to begin preparatory work on the Agency’s proposed Ramses mission to the infamous asteroid Apophis.

Join our whistlestop tour of the planets of 'Star Wars Outlaws,' Ubisoft's massive open-world adventure in a galaxy far, far away.

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On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 2024, the European Space Agency opened the doors to the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, in the Netherlands, welcoming some 9000 visitors to its 13th annual Open Day. As in previous years, ESA’s largest establishment in Europe invited the public to meet space engineers, astronauts and to see actual space hardware. Attendees explored state-of-the-art facilities, interacted with ESA and NASA astronauts and discovered various job opportunities at ESA. There was also a full schedule of talks from Space Rocks, celebrating the art and culture of science and space.

The fifth and final season of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" is almost here, and Paramount+ has released a new trailer to get us ready for the final voyages of the U.S.S. Cerritos.

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The Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions are a major leap forward in Europe’s Earth observation capabilities. With the United Kingdom’s re-entry to the EU’s Copernicus programme, funding has been confirmed to complete the development of all six Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions, as discussed this week during the International Astronautical Congress taking place in Milan, Italy.

Axiom Space's new AxEMU spacesuit for Artemis moon missions features a variety of advanced tech, including 4G comms and an HD camera system.

NASA is still unsure when it will next put astronauts on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which experienced issues during its first crewed test flight this summer.

NASA and China will need to discuss exchanges of data and mission plans as the two sides move to build sustainable presences on the moon, according to NASA chief Bill Nelson.

On Sept. 30, NASA's Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos as it transited the sun.

NASA's Curiosity rover has new insights into how Mars might have changed from a potentially habitable, water-rich planet to an absolutely uninhabitable desert.

Andor was a surprise Star Wars hit in 2022 and it's returning in the near future for a second season. Here's everything we know.

The first and most famous "failed star" discovered by humanity isn't one brown dwarf, but two! The duo comprising Gliese 229B are so tightly bound they orbit each other in 12 days.

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos once pledged that if his company's first rocket to reach space and land vertically back on Earth survived, he would put it in a museum. He has made good on his word.

The next U.S. astronauts to walk on the moon will do so in style. Axiom Space and Prada have revealed the outer cover layer for the AxEMU spacesuit.