space

Rendezvous with a comet: 10 years to the historic Philae comet landing

On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey, the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission's lander Philae made space exploration history.

'God of Darkness' asteroid will pass so close it is expected to get 'the shakes'

When Apophis was discovered in 2004, initial calculations indicated that it could approach Earth with a risk of collision.

Rare space event made us think all the wrong things about this solar system planet

If Voyager 2 had arrived a week earlier, it would have observed a completely different magnetospheric environment".

UK’s oldest satellite moved. No one knows who moved it

Scientists are baffled by Skynet-1A's new position, as celestial mechanics indicate that the probability it arrived there due to accidental drift is negligible.

Astronauts share “viral” common dream when sleeping in orbit, Russian cosmonaut reveals

Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, 43, had been in orbit from March 2, 2023, to September 4, 2023—almost 186 days—as part of the crew of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission and the expedition ISS-68/ISS-69.

World's first wooden satellite set to re-enter atmosphere

LignoSat is designed to endure extreme temperatures and space radiation, measuring how wood withstands the space environment.

Super-Eddington black hole LID-568 devours matter at record rate, defying growth theories

Discovery may explain rapid mass growth of supermassive black holes in early universe.

Get ready for the Taurids meteor showers: How and when to watch

Originating from comet Encke, the meteors are expected to produce brighter and longer-lasting fireballs than other showers.

New study suggests black holes may be sources of dark energy driving universe's expansion

If the hypothesis that black holes are related to dark energy is proven correct, it would revolutionize conventional knowledge about black holes and dark energy.

Father-daughter duo decipher message coming from Mars

The European Space Agency's project "A Sign in Space" revealed that citizen scientists could be vital in deciphering signals from extraterrestrials.

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