ESA and China Space Agency , Collaboration Detects Negative Ions , on Dark Side of Moon. China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander landed on the dark side of the Moon, successfully gathered samples and lifted off in just over 48 hours. . ‘Futurism’ reports that the historic feat resulted in the first-ever samples collected from the far …
For the first time, ESA’s Solar Orbiter has made a connection between the soup of high energy particles streaming out of the Sun, and a particular region on the Sun’s surface. The feat opens up a novel approach for solar physicists to study the source regions of solar wind. ESA’s Solar Orbiter has traced …
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shot this stunning image of a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 4731. This Hubble image shows NGC 4731, a barred spiral galaxy some 43 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker. NGC 4731 is located approximately 43 million light-years …
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ESA (European Space Agency) reportedly announced on Thursday that the two space giants were collaborating to aide the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission. This joint venture is aimed at expanding NASA’s involvement in the ESA-led mission that is slated for launch in 2028. The mission reportedly seeks to …
NASA has signed an agreement with ESA to help land the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars. NASA will be providing lightweight radioisotope heater units (RHUs) to the mission, which will complement the Mars Sample Return campaign by both the agencies. Illustration of the Rosalind Franklin rover. (Image Credit: ESA). New Delhi: The …
News Technology Science ESA’s Solar orbiter shares new video, shows Sun’s surface in great detail A new video released by the European Space Agency’s solar orbiter has captured the surface of the Sun in great detail, showing a small explosion the size of the Earth and magnetic lines emerging from the star’s interior. The video …
In the vastness of space, galaxies journey through the cosmos, encountering mind-boggling challenges along the way. One such challenge is ram pressure, a force exerted by the gas and dust present in space. NASA and ESA-run Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image showcasing the effects of this on a distant galaxy known as LEDA …
In September 2022, a NASA spacecraft rammed into an asteroid to deflect its orbit around a larger asteroid. ESA is now prepping a satellite to study the asteroid and the impact crater caused by the spacecraft. However, a study suggests that there may be no impact crater at all. Simulation of the DART impact …
New images from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft show the terrain surrounding the permanent north polar ice cap of Mars. This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows an area close to Mars’ north pole. The image comprises data gathered by Mars Express’ High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on April …
Radar imagery captured just before the reentry of the ERS-2 satellite indicates that the solar panels had come loose. The separation of the solar panels could have caused the satellite to deviate from the predicted trajectory. ESA engineers are closely examining the data to improve the predictions for future reentries. The ERS-2 satellite captured …