Europeans Are Hellbent on Making Satellites to Beam Electricity Down from Space
24 Apr 2024, 12:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is presenting this week in London its Solaris initiative on Space-Based Solar Power - beaming electricity from space
ESA Begins Tests on the Space Camper Van That Will Be Placed in Orbit Around the Moon
16 Apr 2024, 13:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is moving to the human-in-the-loop stage of its testing procedure for the Moon space station Lunar International Habitat
Fortnite Now Has an Official Moon Mission, No Battle Royale But Still Insanely Fun
12 Apr 2024, 12:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) partnered with Epic Games to create a dedicated mission to the Moon in Fortnite, they call it Lunar Horizons.
Largest X-ray Telescope Ever Made Will Map the Universe and Respond to Unexpected Events
6 Feb 2024, 11:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / COme next decade the European Space Agency will launch the largest X-ray telescope ever made, the Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics (Athena)
The First Metal 3D Printer Ever Sent to Space Is How Orbital Shipyards Are Born
1 Feb 2024, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Cygnus ISS resupply spacecraft carries with it a European-made metal 3D printer, the first of its kind to ever reach space
This Spacecraft Will Strip Bare the Least Understood Planet in the Solar System
31 Jan 2024, 11:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency will send its second mission to Venus in 2031, the first to look at the planet as a whole, from core to atmosphere
Sounds Like Star Trek: Mission to Space to Investigate Ripples in Spacetime
29 Jan 2024, 11:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European space agency announced the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna mission in a bid to getter a better understanding of gravitational waves
This Is How a Brand New Rover Plans to Dig Deep, Looking for Little Green Men on Mars
14 Dec 2023, 08:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) released a trailer for the "most accurate animation series made so far of a Mars mission," see it inside
Dead Satellites Are Tumbling in Orbit and No One Can Make Sense of It
24 Nov 2023, 12:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) announced it has developed a computer model to assess the tumbling motion in dead satellites
There Are 500,000 Stars in This Image and Among Them Hide Unexplained Needle Structures
21 Nov 2023, 12:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Milky Way galactic center, half a million stars, and a couple of mysteries
Some AIs Engage in Dumb Chit-Chats, This One Maps Icebergs 10,000 Times Faster Than Humans
18 Nov 2023, 00:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency talks about an AI system that could be used to map icebergs in the Antarctic 10,000 times faster than humans can
European Space Agency Wants to Cultivate Meat in Space, Won't Replace the Bagged Stuff Yet
3 Nov 2023, 03:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / At its core, the basic principles of cultivated meat in space mirror that of the same practice here on Earth for us non-astronauts to eat.
Mission to Asteroid Intentionally Hit by a High-Speed Spacecraft on Track for 2024 Launch
23 Oct 2023, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is now at a point when it tests the hardware of the Hera mission that will follow in the footsteps of DART
Huge Magnifying Glass on the Moon Could Melt the Surface Into a Paved Road Network
13 Oct 2023, 11:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An European consortium is looking at an innovative way of melting the surface of the Moon to turn it into a road network and landing pads.
ESA Calls for More Moon Mission Ideas, Throws in the Ariane 6 as a Hook
29 Sep 2023, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency announced a call for ideas on small Moon missions in a bid to fill technology gaps for the Terrae Novae plan
Autonomous Robot Learning to Pick Up Lightsaber-Like Tubes From the Surface of Mars
29 Sep 2023, 07:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is hard at work teaching itself and a prototype rover how to pick up the samples of alien world the Perseverance is gathering
Solar Airship One Has Hybrid Solar-Hydrogen Propulsion, Can Fly Forever
20 Sep 2023, 07:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Developed by Euro Airship as a demonstrator for new tech in the field of rigid airships, the Solar Airship One is scheduled for its maiden flight in 2026
First Look at Moon Space Station's Habitation Module Has Serious "The Expanse" Vibes
23 Aug 2023, 08:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA shares a rendering of the International Habitat (I-Hab) module of the lunar space station Gateway, the work of the European Space Agency
Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests First Rocket Engine Designed To Lift Off From Mars
16 Aug 2023, 08:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Approved in September 2022, the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return mission is far and away the most complex, advanced, and intricately sophisticated space mission.
New Type of Space Station Could Be Used to Beam Sun's Power Down to Earth and Moon
14 Jul 2023, 13:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is looking for alternative ways to generate and deliver power to the surface of the Moon, satellites are in the cards