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10 Years & Top 10 Discoveries from Marvelous Mars Express
This week marks the 10th anniversary since the launch of the European Space Agencies’ (ESA) Mars Express orbiter from the…
First-Ever Video of an ATV Vehicle Into Orbit!
Yesterday, June 5, the European Space Agency launched their ATV-4 Albert Einstein cargo vessel from their spaceport in French Guiana.…
ESA Launches ‘Albert Einstein’ Cargo Spacecraft to the Space Station
ESA used a little E=mc^2 and launched the Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 (ATV-4) resupply ship, named "Albert Einstein" in honor of…
A Mega-Merger of Massive Galaxies Caught in the Act
Even though the spacecraft has exhausted its supply of liquid helium coolant necessary to observe the infrared energy of the…
ESA’s Vega Rocket Launches Three Satellites to Space
The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has successfully sent three different satellites to space. Launching at 02:06 GMT…
ATV-4 Albert Einstein Says ‘Fill ‘er Up!’
The next European cargo mission to the International Space Station is preparing for launch, and in this new image, a…
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Terran Fleet at Mars Takes a Break for Conjunction – Enjoy the Video and Parting View
Curiosity and Mount Sharp - Parting Shot ahead of Mars Solar Conjunction Enjoy this parting view of Curiosity's elevated robotic…
Meet Hopper: A Key Player in the Planck Discovery Story
Behind every modern tale of cosmological discovery is the supercomputer that made it possible. Such was the case with the…
Planck’s Cosmic Map Reveals Universe Older, Expanding More Slowly
Like archaeologists sifting through the dust of ancient civilizations, scientists with the ESA Planck mission today showed a map of…
European Asteroid Smasher Could Bolster Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense is a concept very few people heard of or took seriously - that is until last week’s humongous…