ESA

Dust storms swirl at Mars’ north pole 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 11, 2019
Over the last month, ESA’s Mars Express has been watching dust storms brew at the planet’s north pole and disperse toward the equator.

By David Aragorn
European space mission to get close-up view of new comet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 22, 2019
A new flyby mission selected by the European Space Agency this week for launch in 2028 will be the first to intercept a new comet or interstellar object fresh from the frozen depths of the outer solar system, or beyond.

By David Aragorn
Close-passing Asteroid Provides Rich Scientific Opportunity 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2019
Examining asteroids that come close to earth helps scientists understand our solar system.

By David Aragorn
ESA Draws Up Plans to Bring Back a Sample From Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 5, 2019
NASA isn’t the only space agency with a hunger for the Red Planet. The European Space Agency would also like to snatch samples from Mars, and now they’re making their own plans for a mission that will bring back priceless pieces of our neighboring planet.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers Find Dark Energy May Vary Over Time 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- January 30, 2019
A new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton suggests that dark energy may have varied over cosmic time, as reported in our latest press release.

By David Aragorn
Giant 700-Foot-Wide Asteroid In Trajectory With Earth In 2023 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2018
According to a report in the Express, citing NASA and ESA sources, a giant 700-foot-wide Asteroid is heading toward Earth. Since it’s located on a risky trajectory, there is a small possibility that it could collide with Earth.

By David Aragorn
Galactic Ghosts: Gaia Uncovers Major Event in the Formation of the Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 14, 2018
ESA’s Gaia mission has made a major breakthrough in unravelling the formation history of the Milky Way.

By David Aragorn
BepiColombo spacecraft launches on mission to Mercury 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 26, 2018
Experts say planet could offer new insights into how solar system formed

By David Aragorn
New Simulation Sheds Light on Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 4, 2018
A new model is bringing scientists a step closer to understanding the kinds of light signals produced when two supermassive black holes, which are millions to billions of times the mass of the Sun, spiral toward a collision.

By David Aragorn
Dust Storms Rage on Saturn Moon Titan, Just Like on Mars and Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 28, 2018
Images from the 1930s captured the immensity of the American Dust Bowl, and modern snapshots reveal massive “haboob” dust storms intensely rolling over the Sahara Desert. Now, astronomers have taken pictures of something stunningly similar on an altogether alien location: They observed dust storms on Saturn’s moon Titan. The discovery of dust storms blowing across

By David Aragorn