Good news: Threatening asteroid won’t impact Earth in 2052
The asteroid 2021 QM1, marked as one of the most threatening to our planet, won’t hit Earth after all.
This Mercury flyby video shows the planet in amazing detail
The European Space Agency has released a video captured last week by a spacecraft as it flew by Mercury, the planet closest to our sun.
BepiColombo mission shares stunning image of Mercury flyby
The European and Japanese team behind the BepiColombo mission to Mercury has shared the first image of the spacecraft’s recent flyby of the distant planet.
Space traveler offers advice to wannabe astronauts
With crewed lunar missions just a few years away and the first human voyages to Mars on the horizon, it’s one of the most exciting times to become an astronaut.
Next-generation exoplanet hunter Plato goes through vacuum testing
Plato is a next-generation exoplanet-hunting satellite, set for launch in 2026.
Dark matter studying spacecraft Euclid gets its sunshield
Dark matter telescope Euclid is getting ready for launch, and recently a module of combination sunshield and solar panels has been added to the spacecraft.
Astronaut reveals highlights of recent space voyage
After returning from the ISS earlier this month, German astronaut Matthias Maurer has been talking about what it was like to live and work in space.
The Juice mission is almost ready to explore Jupiter’s icy moons
The European Space Agency’s Juice spacecraft is getting ready for its mission to Jupiter to see if its icy moons could potentially host life.
Space station’s new robotic arm springs to life
Two spacewalkers at the International Space Station activated the facility’s new robotic arm for the first time on Thursday, April 28.
Two modules of dark matter spacecraft Euclid are joined
Europe’s dark matter investigation spacecraft, Euclid, has reached a milestone with the joining of two of its major components.