Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Astronomers have captured a striking cloud of gas and dust shaped like a bat high above the European Southern Observatory's Paranal site in Chile. The cosmic bat was imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), whose expansive field of view revealed a nebula spanning four full Moons. Located roughly 10,000 light-years away, this nebula lies between the southern constellations Circinus and Nor

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
GMV and the Real Betis professional soccer team have inaugurated a satellite tracking and collision prediction station at the Rafael Gordillo Sports Complex near Seville. This facility enhances Europe's space monitoring capabilities and positions Real Betis as the first soccer club with dedicated infrastructure for space sustainability. The installation is part of GMV's Focusear network, w

London, UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Xairos UK Ltd has launched Phase 2 of its quantum time transfer project supported by the European Space Agency's Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). Acting as prime contractor, Xairos leads a consortium with ViaSat and Heriot-Watt University to improve the precision and security of timing synchronization between terrestrial and satellite clocks using quantum technology. T

Image: Flickering flame: spooky spirits or serious science?

Image: To celebrate Halloween, we bring you these spooky sights of Lake Carnegie in Australia, captured from space by Copernicus Sentinel-2.

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What began with tragedy ended in triumph. This is the untold story of the European Space Agency’s pioneering 25-year Cluster mission to study how invisible solar storms impact Earth's environment.

Like a ship in a never-ending storm, Earth is bombarded by swarms of particles ejected from the Sun at supersonic speeds. Most of these solar wind particles are deflected by the magnetosphere and sail harmlessly by, but Earth’s shield is not bulletproof.

Since 2000, Cluster sailed the seas of the Sun and revealed the complexities of the Sun–Earth connection. After two-and-a-half incredibly successful decades in space, ESA took the decision

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
A supersolid is an unusual state of matter showing both crystal rigidity and frictionless flow, a paradox realized only in recent years within dipolar quantum gases. Researchers at the University of Innsbruck, led by Francesca Ferlaino, investigated how the solid and superfluid features of a supersolid behave when rotated. Using precisely controlled magnetic fields, the team induced rotation in

Albuquerque NM (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Every year, the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky from late October through early November. Sometimes called the "Halloween fireballs", they are named for the constellation Taurus-the bull-from which the meteors appear to radiate, the shower is best viewed from dark-sky locations. In New Mexico, where wide-open spaces and low light pollution offer some of the clearest skies in the cou

Corvallis OR (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
2024 was the hottest year on record and likely the hottest in at least 125,000 years, according to an annual report issued by an international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists. "Without effective strategies, we will rapidly encounter escalating risks that threaten to overwhelm systems of peace, governance, and public and ecosystem health," said co-lead author William Rip

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
ESA's Space Safety Programme advances initiatives to detect, predict, and counter space hazards - including threats from asteroids, solar storms, and space debris. The program develops missions and technologies that support rapid identification and mitigation of risks affecting satellites, astronauts, and terrestrial infrastructure. At the upcoming 2025 Ministerial Conference, ESA proposes