Omega Marstimer Is Here to Tell Time on Earth and Mars
30 Sep 2022, 07:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) and watchmaker Omega revealed this week the X-33 Marstimer, can tell time both on Earth and on Mars
Robot Cranes and Hamster Balls Could Open Up the Moon for Us
25 Sep 2022, 01:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A project ran by the European Space Agency (ESA) tries to create a mission meant to explore the pits and caves on the Moon
Spacecraft Gets Hit by Enormous Coronal Mass Ejection, Survives and Takes Notes
6 Sep 2022, 06:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The ESA-NASA Solar Orbiter got hit this past weekend by a massive coronal mass ejection, survived because it was designed to
HERA Spacecraft Will Follow NASA's Plan To Change an Asteroid's Orbit
2 Sep 2022, 20:34 UTC · By: Angela Balaciu / The European Space Agency is sending Hera Spacecraft to investigate the aftermath of the impact of NASA’s DART spacecraft into an asteroid
Interview: Every Kilo Counts, Why the ESA's Service Module Is the Brains Behind Artemis
2 Sep 2022, 20:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If the Lockheed Martin Orion is at the heart of Artemis, and the SLS rocket is the soul, think of the European Service Module as the brains of the operation.
Race for Moon Resources Begins, Oxygen Extraction Plant in the Works
27 Aug 2022, 03:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ESA selects the builder of an oxygen-extracting piece of hardware, meant to form the basis of future extraction plants on the Moon
Mars Was Once an Intense Water World, New Map Shows
24 Aug 2022, 11:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / European scientists put together a new map of Mars, showing the places they believe the planet was once rich in liquid water
War on Earth Will Keep This Martian Feature a Mystery for a While Longer
22 Aug 2022, 11:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency's ExoMars mission would have landed a rover near this location on Mars in a bid to unlock its mysteries
Space Rider Sounds Like an 80s TV Show, Is Actually an Orbital Robotic Laboratory
20 Aug 2022, 04:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is working on its first reusable spacecraft, a robotic orbital laboratory which can be flown for up to six times
There Are Brains Over on Mars, But Not the Kind You Think
6 Aug 2022, 00:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Some places on Mars resemble the surface of the human brain, and this is why scientists named them exactly that, brain terrain
Shaun the Sheep Going to the Moon, Joins Campos Moonikin and Snoopy
3 Aug 2022, 11:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency will be sending a Shaun the Sheep doll to the Moon on the Artemis I mission, joins dedicated Campos dummy and a Snoopy doll
NASA's Proposed Titan Mare Explorer Could Have Sailed Over Seas of Liquid Methane
2 Aug 2022, 01:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As ludicrous as it sounds, such a mission could provide an entirely different perspective as to how a planetary body acquires and maintains liquid oceans.
Watch ESA’s EarthCARE Satellite Spread Its 11-Foot Solar Wing
21 Jul 2022, 20:11 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / ESA's EarthCARE satellite successfully stretched its 11-foot solar wing. Several vibration and thermal-vacuum tests are expected to follow before its launch
Hibernation Pods Are the Holy Grail of Space Exploration, Here’s What ESA Has in Mind
12 Jun 2022, 04:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is the first major such entity to openly talk about the need and advantages of hibernation is space exploration
This Unusual Crater on Mars Looks Like a Giant Human Eyeball
10 Jun 2022, 19:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Sometimes spacecraft beam back incredible images of our dusty neighbor. Recently, the Mars Express took a photo of a crater that resembles a human eyeball
Invisible Solar Hedgehog Reveals Itself in Extremely Detailed Videos of Our Sun
19 May 2022, 13:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Images sent back by the European Solar Orbiter are just now beginning to surface, and the wonders it reveals are beyond imagination for space enthusiats
Humans Building Lunar Surface on Earth, They Use 45 Million Years Old Volcanic Powder
24 Apr 2022, 04:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency plans to build a Moon training facility in Germany, hopes to provide astronauts with a close replica of the Moon's surface.
Astronaut on Space Station Takes Control of Rover on Earth, Force Feedback And All
21 Apr 2022, 09:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ESA tests a new force feedback-based distant rover control technique, asks an astronaut in space to move a rover here on Earth
SciHab Space Station Concept Is a Cure to a Dying ISS, Might Even Save It for a Bit
17 Apr 2022, 04:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency plans to be a continuous presence in space after the ISS is gone with the SciHab idea it recently made public.
Italian Astronaut Lands on the Moon, Just a Human-in-the-Loop Run
7 Apr 2022, 09:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is already simulating landings on the Moon as a means to establish design and requirements for such operations