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.
E3 2022 is reportedly canceled, physically and digitally
E3’s digital event for 2022 is reportedly canceled, leaving the year without an expo altogether.
European Space Agency suspends joint Mars mission with Russia
A joint mission to Mars between the European Space Agency Russia has been suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Building the first experimental payload to make oxygen on the moon
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced it has chosen a team to make oxygen on the moon.
Scientists want to farm oxygen from the Martian soil
One of the dangers humans face when exploring Mars is the toxic chemicals in the soil. However, these chemicals could also be key to producing usable oxygen.
Astronaut marks 100 days on ISS with cool Cupola pic
German astronaut Matthias Maurer has marked his 100th day aboard the space station by sharing a photo of himself inside the orbiting outpost’s Cupola module.
Solar Orbiter to perform its riskiest flyby before heading to the sun
This week, the Solar Orbiter will perform its riskiest flyby, dipping through the ring of space debris that surrounds Earth before whipping away toward the sun.
See the mighty James Webb Space Telescope being unboxed in a cleanroom
A video from the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the James Webb Space Telescope being unboxed from its shipping container and unpacked ahead of its launch.