The ESA/NASA mission will visit a near-Earth, double asteroid system known as Didymos
Space Exploration
Space Exploration
Solar System
Astronaut zooms in on ‘Category 5’ Hurricane Dorian from space station
See the monster storm from orbit
Space Exploration
Bringing pieces of Mars to Earth in 2031: How NASA and Europe plan to do it
The Red Planet bits will be here by 2031, if all goes according to plan
Solar System
Astronomers explore the ring-like structures surrounding Titan’s lakes
The analysis comes from the Cassini-Huygens mission that completed multiple flybys of the moon and even dropped a lander on the surface
Space Exploration
NASA and ESA team up once again to create the third European Service Module
This third module will provide astronauts with air, water, electricity and more for when they reach the lunar surface in 2024
News
Space Rocks: More star-studded names have joined the crew
Names such as Chris Lintott, Anna Phoebe and Amplifier have now joined the event to discuss space and bring the rock
Solar System
ESA’s Mars Express found chaos exclusive to the surface of Mars
Aurorae Chaos is a type of terrain has never been observed on Earth before, exhibiting craters, fractured rock, jumbled cliffs and much more
Deep Space
Astronomers prepare two space-borne tools that will investigate behemoth black holes
Two future ESA missions will provide a unique insight into enormous cosmic collisions with black holes
News
Earth Day 2019: Humanity’s devastating impact on our planet
The day marks a celebration of the ‘Pale Blue Dot’ – and the spacecraft keeping a watchful eye on climate change and human impacts
Space Exploration
BepiColombo is officially on its way to Mercury
The space probe that will investigate the Solar System’s innermost planet has finally departed the orbit of Earth
Solar System
Another clue has been found about Mars’ methane mystery
Methane on Mars could be the calling card for microbial life on the Red Planet
Solar System
Hubble has been watching Neptune’s enormous storm come back into the fold
Comparing the storms on the gas giants Jupiter and Neptune act can tell us interesting details about their formation and evolution
Solar System
Rosetta’s comet was moulded from the stress of its rotation
The comet’s unusual distinct dual-lobe shape has been a mystery since its initial discovery, and holds clues as to its formation
Astronomy
Heroes of Space: Eugene Parker
His work in the field of solar physics changed our understanding of the Sun
Deep Space
Gaia updates astronomers on nearby galactic collision
The latest Gaia data reveals how the Milky Way, Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies will collide in the future
Deep Space
Distant galaxies could hold the true answer to cosmic expansion
A team of astronomers found there might be more to the early expansion of the Universe by studying quasars
Solar System
Rosetta detected the birth of a baby bow shock
Rosetta flew through the bow shock before it had fully formed, offering a unique perspective on comets in the Solar System
Deep Space
A ghostly galaxy has been found just next door
The Gaia satellite has spotted an enormous ‘ghost’ galaxy lurking on the outskirts of the Milky Way
Deep Space
Can black holes make exotic materials?
Could black holes be a factory for unusual material at their hearts?
Space Exploration
Can astronauts land on a comet?
Sophie Allan at the National Space Centre looks at whether astronauts can land on the surface of comets – our Solar System’s travelling space snowballs