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Stunning first look at panoramic universe revealed in 'pristine detail'
October 16, 2024 | 3:12pmꦉTalk about getting starstruck.
Why astronauts age slower in space: He❀re’s how much younger stranded explorers will be when they return to Earth
September 19, 2024 | 4:09pm♔ It's a different kind of space age.
'Smiley' face discovered on Mars may hint at life on the red planet
September 11, 2024 | 7:17pmWouldn't🌌 you be happy too?
The moon is not just gray, new images show: 'Real color differences'
August 21, 2024 | 2:12pmꦛ New spaceship images show that the moon is way more than just shades of gray — instead, the orbital rock was observed to show tints of both blue and red...
Ancient discovery hints Milky Way is billions of💖 years older than we tho☂ught: new data
August 4, 2024 | 12:05pmOur universe is thought to be about 13.8 billion years old, meaning the Milky Way would have formed during the first billion years of existence as we know it. 🔜
ಞOut-of-control satellite plunges back t𒐪o Earth after 13 years out of orbit
February 21, 2024 | 4:01pmOfficials said that the largest fragment of ERS-2 that could reach the ground would be about 115 pounds, and estimated that the odds of it fal🥃ling on someone's head were...
Defunct 5,500-pound satellite hurtling toward Earth after decades in spac🥀e
February 19, 2024 | 1:31pmThe European Space Agency's defunct 5,550 pound ERS-2 satelli🌠te is expected to break into pieces and disintegrate upon arrival, expected around 11 a.m. Wednesd💦ay morning.
New telescope spills 'secrets' of the dark universe in first thrilling images made public
November 7, 2023 | 4:05pmLet the sunshine in.
European Space Agency's first-ever livestream from Mars interrupted by rain — on Earth
June 2, 2023 | 10:43pmꦇ It t🌄ook about 17 minutes for each image to transmit back from Mars, some 200 million miles away, and another minute to go through stations on the ground here, which...
🍬 Europe pushing for the moon to have its own 👍time zone
March 1, 2023 | 10:06amWith more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon 🥃its own time zone.
Far out! New photos reveal Phantom Galaxy in dazz🔯ling new light
August 31, 2022 | 4:25pmDazzling new images of the far-away Phantom Galaxy reveal a psychedelic-style swirl of stars and light in “crystal clear” detail, according to the European S🤪pace Agency.
ꦫ Stunning Jupiter images show biggest planet⛎ has a lot going on
August 22, 2022 | 1:58pmJupi꧟ter’s Great Red Spot, a storm big enough to swallow Earth, stands out brightly alongside countless ﷽smaller storms.
Elon Musk's SpaceX emerges as partner for European Space Agency
August 12, 2022 | 11:54amThe Ukraine confli💖ct blocked We🍷stern access to Russia's Soyuz rockets.
🐲 James Webb Space Tele🐽scope nearly ready to transform our view of the universe
May 10, 2022 | 11:42amAfter launching on Christmas morning, the telescope's 6.5-meter mirror opened, and its tennis-court size sun🎃shield unfolded in space.
Without Russia, science goi🌞ng solo on world’s woes, dreams 🎀
March 28, 2022 | 11:31amWithout Russian help, climate scientists worry how they’l💎l keep up their important work of documenting warming in the Arctic.
Russia to work on solo Mars mission 🐻after Europe freezes project
March 21, 2022 | 11:59amThe ESA announced on Thursday that it would be impossible to c♚ontinue cooperating with 🅺Russia on the ExoMars mission
Inside the space plan to create an ‘oxygen farm’ on the moon ꧟
March 14, 2022 | 11:22amT🐼he purpose of🐬 these lunar plants is to "extract propellant for spacecraft and breathable air for astronauts.
NASA's asteroid-smashing spacecraft sends back first photo from 2 million miles away
December 30, 2021 | 10:55amExperts say൩ the shot shows about a dozen stars 2 million miles from Earth.
✅ Euroꦫpean-Japanese spacecraft gets first view of Mercury
October 2, 2021 | 10:05amThe BepiColombo mission made the first of six flights near Mercury at 7:34 p.m. Friday, using the planet’s gꦐra🔜vity to slow the spacecraft down.
Brainless slime named 'the Blob' flying to space to study weightlessness
August 3, 2021 | 4:24pmThe Blob —༺ not to be confused with the alien invader from the 1958 sci-fi film — will be launched on Aug. 10. Destination: the International Space Station.