Space

China is set to expand its space station from three to six modules in the coming years and add a co-orbiting Hubble-class space observatory, even as the International Space Station approaches the end of its lifetime.The three-module, T-shaped Tiangong...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THcvpKWZq4MA mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Tuesday, June 30, 6:23 a.m. EDT (10:23 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands...

Go behind the scenes at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, and discover how space experiments are prepared long before they reach orbit. Meet the ECOS team, as Deputy Manager Salvi Verma shares how they work with scientists,...

Think of climate solutions in homes and you will probably think of solar panels on the roof. But a...

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...