Today, ESA’s Science Programme Committee approved the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, the first scientific endeavour to detect and study gravitational waves from space.

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In November 2023, the A23a mega iceberg set sail after being grounded on the ocean floor for well over 40 years. Now, driven by winds and currents, A23a is heading away from Antarctic waters as seen in this new animation.

The iceberg calved from West Antarctica in 1986 but quickly grounded itself in the Weddell Sea where it remained for over four decades. At around 4000 sq km in area, more than four times the size of New York City, and just over 280 m thick, the berg currently holds the title for world’s largest iceberg.

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Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapour has been detected in its atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth’s diameter, the planet GJ 9827d could be an example of potential planets with water-rich atmospheres elsewhere in our galaxy.

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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2024
Researchers from Shandong University of Science and Technology have published a study that sheds new light on the intricate nature of tropospheric delays impacting Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). This study, featured in the journal Satellite Navigation, goes beyond the traditional isotropic and anisotropic assumptions in tropospheric modeling, introducing a novel perspective on the n

Leicester UK (SPX) Jan 23, 2024
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 23, 2024
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2024
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