Andreas Mogensen managed to capture this picture of a red sprite in October 2023. In a unique glimpse from space, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen has captured a stunning image of a red sprite, a rare electrical discharge rarely visible from Earth. Mr Mogensen, as part of the Thor-Davis experiment, dedicates each Saturday …
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 6, 2023 12:56 IST The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has captured the most detailed image of the Sun’s full disc and outer atmosphere, the corona, to date. This remarkable image was taken in extreme ultraviolet light at a wavelength of 17 nanometers, revealing the intense environment of the Sun’s upper atmosphere …
Here’s a weekly recap of at what made news in the world of science and technology. Nasa to train Indian astronaut for ISS voyage Nasa administrator Bill Nelson’s recent visit to India marked another milestone for the deepening space ties between the two countries. Speaking at an event in Bengaluru on 29 December, Nelson said …
The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Juice mission is heading to Jupiter, but it isn’t traveling all that way in a straight line. Instead, like most solar system missions, the spacecraft makes use of the gravity of other planets to give it a push on its way. But Juice will be making an unusual maneuver next …
2 In 2008, observations from NASA’s now-retired Spitzer infrared space telescope hinted at the presence of neon within the protoplanetary disk of Sun-like star SZ Chamaeleontis (SZ Cha). However, Spitzer’s instruments could not confirm whether this reading was correct. Over a decade after Spitzer’s results were published, the joint NASA, European Space Agency, and Canadian …
BREMEN, Germany — European government and industry officials say the policy of “georeturn,” which guarantees nations receive contracts in proportion to their investments, needs to be adjusted, particularly to make Europe’s launch industry more competitive. In sessions at the Space Tech Expo Europe conference here Nov. 14, leaders of national space agencies and executives of …
The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled the first full-color images captured by the Euclid telescope, which reveal an unprecedented glimpse at our universe and potential clues to the nature of its mysterious dark side. The agency said the images obtained by its Euclid space mission illustrate the power and readiness of its new premiere telescope …
ESA/Swatch Space fans have been marveling at the stunning images beamed to Earth by the James Webb Space Telescope ever since it went into operation last year. The most powerful space telescope ever built is using its near-infrared camera (NIRCam) to peer deeper into space than ever before, with scientists hoping that its discoveries could …