Space

How do you search for a substance that doesn't give off any kind of light, but has a gravitational influence that shapes galaxies? That's the challenge researchers face as they try...

Two meteorological missions – Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1) and the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission – have launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.Both are world-class Earth observation missions developed with European partners to...

Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy that is a "cosmic fossil" which has remained "frozen in time" for billions of years.Just as dinosaur fossils here on Earth are used to probe the evolution of life, this cosmic fossil in...

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 crew docks to the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module on June 26. Axiom Mission 4 is the fourth all-private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, welcoming...

Getting an X-ray can be uncomfortable – you may have to lay still while you’re in pain or have...

Written by Lauren Edgar, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science CenterEarth planning date: Monday, June 16, 2025Over the weekend Curiosity successfully wrapped up activities at the “Altadena” drill site and got back on the road. The approximately 48-meter drive...

Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made an exciting discovery about the early universe. They found dozens of small galaxies that played a huge role in transforming our...

Agency 17/06/2025 210 views 4 likesThe beginning of the industrial development of LISA was among the highlights for the European Space Agency on the second day of the International Paris Air Show.  The European Space Agency and...

SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites from California on Monday evening (June 16).A relatively new Falcon 9 rocket, making only its third flight, lifted off at 8:36 p.m. PDT local (11:36 p.m. EDT or 0336 GMT June 17) from Space...

Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumEarth planning date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025As we near the end of our Altadena drill campaign, Curiosity continued her exploration of the Martian bedrock within...