Rosetta's Target Finally Emerges from Behind the Sun

Rosetta's Target Finally Emerges from Behind the Sun

The probe will reach the comet within three months

Mars Express Sees Ancient Lava Flows on Mars

Mars Express Sees Ancient Lava Flows on Mars

The probe snapped new images at the end of last year

Extreme Stellar Factory Imaged by Herschel

Extreme Stellar Factory Imaged by Herschel

The formation is home to the largest known protostar

Archive Envisat Image Shows the Highlands of Ecuador

Archive Envisat Image Shows the Highlands of Ecuador

The Antisana volcano is also clearly visible in this photo

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 26th, 2014
How Black Holes Prevent Star Formation in Elliptical Galaxies

How Black Holes Prevent Star Formation in Elliptical Galaxies

New study looks at giant galaxies near the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 26th, 2014
ESA Selects PLATO Planet Hunter Telescope for 2024 Launch

ESA Selects PLATO Planet Hunter Telescope for 2024 Launch

The telescope array will study around one million stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 26th, 2014
First Sentinel Satellite Delivered to ESA Spaceport

First Sentinel Satellite Delivered to ESA Spaceport

This marks a tremendous milestone for the Copernicus satellite system project

Four Extremely Distant Galaxy Cluster Identified by European Experts

Four Extremely Distant Galaxy Cluster Identified by European Experts

Data from two ESA missions were combined to find the structures

Proba V Boasts Impressive Tally After Just Two Months in Orbit

Proba V Boasts Impressive Tally After Just Two Months in Orbit

The tiny spacecraft is proving to be well-suitable for complex studies

Private Resupply Capsule Separated from the ISS on Monday

Private Resupply Capsule Separated from the ISS on Monday

The vehicle safely disintegrated in Earth's upper atmosphere

VST Captures Gaia Heading for the L2 Lagrangian Point

VST Captures Gaia Heading for the L2 Lagrangian Point

The telescope has since entered its correct orbit around Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 17th, 2014
Gaia Sees Cat's Eye Nebula in Beautiful Test Photos

Gaia Sees Cat's Eye Nebula in Beautiful Test Photos

The billion star surveyor is currently being commissioned

Airbus to Get €60 Million ($81 Million) for Developing Ariane 6 Rocket

Airbus to Get €60 Million ($81 Million) for Developing Ariane 6 Rocket

ESA funds the development of a new medium-lift delivery system

Solar Orbiter Sunshield to Feature Prehistoric Pigments

Solar Orbiter Sunshield to Feature Prehistoric Pigments

This substance was first found on ancient cave paintings

Proposed FLEX Satellite to Survey Planet Fluorescence from Orbit

Proposed FLEX Satellite to Survey Planet Fluorescence from Orbit

This could be used as a measure of global plant health

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 11th, 2014
ESA Mints Awesome Coins to Mark 50 Years of Space Cooperation

ESA Mints Awesome Coins to Mark 50 Years of Space Cooperation

These coins can only be obtained from Monnaie de Paris

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 11th, 2014
ESA Confirms Galileo Navigation Satellites Work

ESA Confirms Galileo Navigation Satellites Work

Europe is now closer to its own satellite positioning system

 
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