After a rigorous selection process, ESA has arrived at three medium-sized space mission ideas for the future. Before the winner is selected, read on to decide your favorite.
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1st black hole ever imaged by humans has twisted magnetic fields and scientists are thrilled
Observations from the Event Horizon Telescope show that the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 has twisted magnetic fields that help matter and light escape from the immense gravity in its vicinity.
Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95
Former NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who in 1968 led the first mission to fly humans to the moon, has died. Borman lifted off twice: on the Gemini 7 mission in 1965 and Apollo 8 into lunar orbit.
Powerful new thrusters for NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station get a test (photo)
The propulsion system for NASA's planned moon-orbiting Gateway space station has been undergoing qualification testing at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
James Webb Space Telescope gets ready for the holidays with a cosmic Christmas Tree (image)
The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.
Astronomers Find Dozens of Massive Stars Fleeing the Milky Way
The Milky Way can’t hold onto all of its stars. Some of them get ejected into intergalactic space and spend their lives on an uncertain journey. A team of astronomers took a closer look at the most massive of these runaway stars to see what they could find out how they get ejected.
Build your own AI-powered Perseverance Mars rover with this new DIY kit
A new robotics kit is coming for DIYers out there, but this one has an out of this world twist: It's a miniature robotic replica of the NASA Mars Perseverance rover.
U.S. military’s X-37B mini-shuttle to launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy for the first time
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle sits on the runway at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility after returning from its sixth mission on Nov. 12, 2022. Image: U.S. Space Force
The U.S. military’s experimental spaceplane will soon soar to orbit using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, a Pentagon news release announced. The X-37B spacecraft will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center no earlier than December 7.
Astronauts might be able to grow plants on the moon, thanks to a few Earth microbes
Microbes could help unlock vital nutrients in lunar soil to one day help farms sustain astronaut crews on the moon, a new study reports.
What? Wow! That New Asteroid Image from Lucy Just Got Even More Interesting
Lucy’s images of asteroid Dinkinesh are the gift that keeps on giving. First, it was the discovery of a smaller companion. Now, it turns out that the companion itself is a contact binary. That’s two smaller objects touching each other as they orbit with Dinkinesh. So, how did they get that way?
Between Venus' atmospheric currents, a layer of reactive oxygen
Scientists found atomic oxygen buried between two dominant currents in the hellish planet's atmosphere.
NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of, setting the stage for miners to follow someday
Some companies hope to one day search for deposits that are literally out of this world — on asteroids.
2nd rocket booster lifted into place for space shuttle Endeavour LA exhibit
For the second time, the largest part of a space shuttle-era rocket booster has been taken vertical as part of the display of the orbiter Endeavour at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
SpaceX will launch the Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane on a Falcon Heavy rocket Dec. 7
U.S. Space Force's X-37B reusable space plane is set to take off on its seventh mission on Dec. 7, 2023, its first launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
NASA's hunting for 'strategic minerals' in the desert with a modified U-2 spy plane. Here's why
NASA is flying the agency's high-altitude ER-2 aircraft over the American Southwest in order to map deposits of minerals that are critical for electronics manufacturing.
A satellite's very tiny camera took a very blurry picture of Earth — and it's perfect
ESA's TRISAT-R satellite has a camera that's only about the size of a coin, yet it managed to capture a view of our entire world.
September launch failure likely caused by 'electrical arc,' Rocket Lab says
Rocket Lab has identified an unwanted 'electrical arc' as the likely cause of its September launch failure, though the company's investigation continues.
Open doors for the ESA-ESAC Open Day
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On Saturday 21st October, the European Space Agency opened the doors of the European Space Astronomy Centre in Villanueva de la Cañada (near Madrid), ESAC, to host the ESA Open Day. With a full program of talks and activities, the event featured tours, hands-on laboratories for children and get-togethers with science communicators, ESA astronaut and experts. More than 1800 people, among adults and children, had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the activities and programs in which ESA is involved every day.
How Einstein’s Daydream of Light Created Relativity
Einstein’s fascination with light, considered quirky at the time, would lead him down the path to a brand new theory of physics.
Artemis moon astronauts will need oxygen. NASA wants to extract it from lunar dust
NASA wants to figure out how future moon-dwellers can produce, capture and store breathable oxygen from lunar soil.
ESA prepares the ground for a European commercial presence in LEO post-ISS
At the ESA Space Summit in Seville, ESA, Airbus and Voyager Space have signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining their collaboration for the Starlab space station in the post-International Space Station (ISS) era.
