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An artist’s illustration of the six newly discovered planets circling their star in resonance.

Planets & Stars

Cosmic Rhythm: How Six Planets in a Distant System Orbit in Perfect SyncNovember 30, 2023

Artist’s impression composed of a star with a disc around it (a Be “vampire” star; foreground) and its companion star that has been stripped of its outer parts (background)

Cosmic Phenomena

Triple Star System Discovery Shakes Up Our Understanding Of Stellar EvolutionNovember 21, 2023

Illustration depicting space debris orbiting Earth.

ESA Launches ‘Zero Debris’ Charter As 130 Million Pieces Of Space Junk Orbit EarthNovember 15, 2023

Illustration showing the dissociation of CO2 molecules in the summer atmosphere and the transport of oxygen atoms to the winter polar regions

What’s Behind That Mysterious Glow On The Night Side Of Mars?November 13, 2023

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet documents field exploration in the lunar-like landscapes of Lanzarote, Spain.

This Revolutionary Moon Camera Will Capture Wonders From NASA’s Artemis MissionNovember 8, 2023

The ROARS (Revealing Orbital and Atmospheric Responses to Solar activity) mission concept involves eight satellites spread across Low Earth Orbit carrying a comprehensive suite of scientific instrumentals designed to measure atmospheric variability, the drivers behind this, and the effects on satellite orbits

ESA Funds ‘Swarm’ of Satellites to Tackle Growing Space Debris ThreatOctober 6, 2023

An ultraviolet image of the Suns corona taken using the EUI occulter.

Innovative Camera Hack Unlocks Incredible New Views Of The Sun’s AtmosphereSeptember 11, 2023

An image taken by the Perseverance Mars rover of the rock “Rochette"

Martian rocks gathered by NASA rover could finally reveal whether life ever existed on MarsAugust 25, 2022

Globular cluster NGC 6540 in the constellation Sagittarius

Back off, Webb: Hubble Telescope reminds us of its power with extraordinary image of globular clusterAugust 23, 2022

Brown dwarf

Cosmic Phenomena

New research technique helps scientists detect litter of brown dwarfsJune 16, 2022