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Staring at the sun: Solar Orbiter telescopes will get closest view yet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 20, 2018
European Space Agency’s seven-year, €1bn mission will investigate the effects of the sun on satellite technology

By David Aragorn
Hubble Detects Unusual Infrared Emission from Nearby Neutron Star 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 18, 2018
An unusual infrared emission from the neutron star RX J0806.4-4123 detected by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope could indicate new features never before seen: one possibility is that there is a disk of material surrounding the neutron star; another is that there is an energetic wind coming off RX J0806.4-4123 and slamming into gas in interstellar space the neutron star is plowing through.

By David Aragorn
A Bizarre Structure Has Been Detected Towering High Above Saturn’s Hexagon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 12, 2018
This is so weird.

By David Aragorn
Hubble observes energetic lightshow at Saturn’s north pole 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 31, 2018
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space telescope have taken a series of spectacular images featuring the fluttering auroras at the north pole of Saturn. The observations were taken in ultraviolet light and the resulting images provide astronomers with the most comprehensive picture so far of Saturn’s northern aurora.

By David Aragorn
ExoMars: Searching for Life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 24, 2018
Did the Stars and Stripes on the moon signify the establishment of an American colony?

By David Aragorn
The ESA Just Discovered a Second Magnetic Field Surrounding Our Planet 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- June 19, 2018
How are we only seeing this now?

By David Aragorn
ESA eyes Venus mission or space telescope to launch by 2030 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 10, 2018
We may soon be on our way to Venus. A mission to our neighbouring planet is one of three finalists in the running to be the European Space Agency’s (ESA) next mission in its Cosmic Vision programme.

By David Aragorn
Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 9, 2018
ESO telescopes find first confirmed carbon-rich asteroid in Kuiper Belt

By David Aragorn
ExoMars Rover prepares for shake down ahead of Mars trip 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 28, 2018
The European Space Agency’s mission to search for life on Mars has reached an important milestone with its six-wheeled surface rover prototype ready for its “shake and bake”.

By David Aragorn
Space agencies aim to deliver rocks from Mars to Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 26, 2018
The US and European space agencies are edging towards a joint mission to bring back rock and soil samples from Mars.

By David Aragorn