The Orion Nebula, located south of Orion’s belt, is one of the brightest nebulae in the night sky. Recently, new images of this stunning celestial object have been captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and included in ESA’s ESASky application, allowing users to visualize and download astronomical data with ease. At the core […]

Recent research conducted by NASA and its partners is uncovering the secrets behind Saturn’s iconic rings and mysterious icy moons. Using supercomputer simulations, scientists have determined that the rings formed from a massive impact between two icy moons, dating back to the time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The collision between the moons resulted in […]

Dream Chaser, the innovative spaceplane developed by Sierra Space, is bringing back the capability of returning experiments and equipment from the International Space Station (ISS) through Earth’s atmosphere for a runway landing. While it shares some similarities with NASA’s Space Transportation System, also known as the space shuttle, Dream Chaser is actually based on a […]

SpaceX is set to conclude the third quarter of 2023 with its 70th launch of the year. The upcoming mission, Starlink Group 6-19, is scheduled to take off this Friday, September 29th. This launch will mark another milestone for SpaceX as it continues to break records and push boundaries in the space industry. The weather […]

In a quest to combat bacterial contamination, the Biofilms study conducted by researchers from the German Aerospace Center, DLR, and the University of Saarland in Germany, has taken its cosmic journey to the International Space Station. The goal of this experiment is to understand how gravity affects biofilms, which are protective slime clusters created by […]

On September 27, 2023, history was made as the first American astronaut to spend a full year in space, along with two Russian cosmonauts, safely landed back on Earth. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin returned from their extended stay on the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Russia’s Soyuz […]

ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence is currently undergoing testing at the ESTEC Test Centre in the Netherlands. The van-sized spacecraft is powered by a pair of solar array wings, each made up of three panels. One of these solar wings was recently added to Hera for a “cold deployment check” to ensure proper […]

NASA is facing concerns about the low flight rate planned for its crewed Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The space agency does not have enough vehicles to fly more frequently in the coming decade. The hardware to launch only two more SLS vehicles is available until the completion of the Exploration Upper […]

The Universe is full of secrets waiting to be unraveled, and two of its greatest enigmas are dark energy and dark matter. These mysterious entities, which allegedly make up 95% of the Universe, do not emit, absorb, or reflect light, making them invisible to our current technology. However, a cosmic detective named Euclid is on […]

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen has taken on the role of commander of the International Space Station (ISS), becoming the sixth European to hold this prestigious position. In a traditional ceremony on September 26, 2023, Mogensen received the symbolic key of the Space Station from the departing commander, Sergey Prokopyev. Mogensen’s command comes as part of […]