Space

The Black Sea sits at the boundary between Europe and Asia and connects to the Mediterranean Sea via a chain of waterways. Its surface often appears dark, but each spring and summer it transforms into a striking expanse of...

By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UKEarth planning date: Thursday, June 18, 2026In the area Curiosity is currently exploring, the science team has mapped several areas with different-looking surface texture on the orbital...

On June 17th, 2026, at 14:21 CEST, an Ariane 6 launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana carrying 36 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation. It was the eighth consecutive successful mission...

Science & Exploration 22/06/2026 863 views 13 likesThe third identified interstellar comet in human history has a surprising chemical makeup, raising questions as to how common, or unusual, conditions in our own Solar System may be. Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (NIRSpec IFU) As...

SpaceX added 24 satellites to its Starlink megaconstellation on Sunday (June 21) with a launch from California.A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 12:39 p.m. EDT (1639 GMT or 9:39 a.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4...

Uranus appears to have far more water frozen as ice in its interior than astronomers thought, potentially settling a...

Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, brought high winds and heavy rain to the U.S. Gulf Coast in mid-June.NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image (left) at 10:30 a.m. Central Time (15:30 Universal...

A small lump of rock pulled up from the Pacific Ocean seafloor in 1976 is giving scientists new clues about an ancient cosmic event. More than a hundred million years ago,...

Defying recent live service trends in gaming, Warframe has been going strong for 13 years. It's one of the best space games out there, and it shows no signs of slowing down with the Jade Shadows: Constellations update.The online...

Watch the replay of the media information session where ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and outgoing ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun provide an update on the main outcomes of the 347th ESA Council meeting, held at ESA Headquarters in...