• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 27th, 2015
Two New Satellites Were Launched in Earth's Orbit on Saturday

Two New Satellites Were Launched in Earth's Orbit on Saturday

The satellites launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, should remain operational 15 years from now

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 21st, 2015
ESA's Rosetta Probe Sees Dust Jet Coming to Life on Comet 67P/C-G

ESA's Rosetta Probe Sees Dust Jet Coming to Life on Comet 67P/C-G

The dust jet burst into being in mid-March, was spotted by the spacecraft's OSIRIS scientific imaging system

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 1st, 2015
ESA Revisits Positively Gorgeous View of the Large Magellanic Cloud

ESA Revisits Positively Gorgeous View of the Large Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud sits at a distance of merely 163,000 light-years from us, is a satellite of the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 14th, 2015
There Is Probably Water on Comet 67P/C-G, Rosetta Data Indicates

There Is Probably Water on Comet 67P/C-G, Rosetta Data Indicates

The water appears to be frozen in a massive block resting on the neck connecting the comet's two lobes

Whatever Happened to Philae, ESA’s Insanely Popular Comet Lander?

Whatever Happened to Philae, ESA’s Insanely Popular Comet Lander?

Philae made it on the surface of its target comet on November 12, 2014, ran out of battery shortly after landing

Spiral Galaxy Bent and Twisted by Neighbor It Is Merging With

Spiral Galaxy Bent and Twisted by Neighbor It Is Merging With

Astronomers say the two galaxies got close to each other between 100 and 200 million years ago, will soon collide

Cold Spraying, 3D Printing at Room Temperature for Higher Quality – Video

Cold Spraying, 3D Printing at Room Temperature for Higher Quality – Video

Dublin Trinity College gets funding to develop it

Watch: Stunning Footage of Planet Earth as Seen from Space

Watch: Stunning Footage of Planet Earth as Seen from Space

The gorgeous video comprises images taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerts, made it online just yesterday

View of Stellar Explosion Will Send Your Jaw on a One-Way Trip to the Floor

View of Stellar Explosion Will Send Your Jaw on a One-Way Trip to the Floor

The image was obtained with the help of several telescopes, ESA saw it fit to revisit it in time for this holiday season

The Venus Express Completes Its Space Adventure, Readies for Death-Dive

The Venus Express Completes Its Space Adventure, Readies for Death-Dive

The spacecraft has been orbiting Venus since April 2006, scientists say it will soon go out in a blaze of glory

European Space Agency Begins to Send Crude Oil into Space

European Space Agency Begins to Send Crude Oil into Space

Part of an experiment to learn how the substance behaves

First Ever Color Image of Comet 67P/C-G Will Make Your Eyes Tear

First Ever Color Image of Comet 67P/C-G Will Make Your Eyes Tear

The image was obtained with the help of the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, hit the public eye just yesterday

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 11th, 2014
Eons Ago, Asteroids Brought a Whole Lot of Water to Earth

Eons Ago, Asteroids Brought a Whole Lot of Water to Earth

European Space Agency scientists say our planet's seas and oceans formed from water carried to Earth by asteroids

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 10th, 2014
Distant Galaxy's Anatomy Revealed in Stunning Hubble Space Image

Distant Galaxy's Anatomy Revealed in Stunning Hubble Space Image

The galaxy, known as NGC 4102, is located at a distance of about 68.8 million light-years from our planet

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 29th, 2014
ESA Is Well on Track to Send a Spacecraft to Jupiter, Have It Search for Alien Life

ESA Is Well on Track to Send a Spacecraft to Jupiter, Have It Search for Alien Life

Having landed its Philae probe on comet 679/C-G, the Agency now turns its attention to Jupiter and its moons

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 19th, 2014
Philae Finds Organic Molecules on Comet 67P/C-G, the World Goes Bananas

Philae Finds Organic Molecules on Comet 67P/C-G, the World Goes Bananas

The spacecraft's COSAC instrument detected these molecules in the comet's atmosphere, ESA scientists say

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 18th, 2014
Stunning Images Show Philae Drifting Across the Surface of Comet 67P/C-G

Stunning Images Show Philae Drifting Across the Surface of Comet 67P/C-G

The images were obtained with the help of the Rosetta spacecraft, the European Space Agency released them just yesterday

 
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