London, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Scientists analysing an ultra-hot giant planet believe it was formed by absorbing lightweight gases like methane evaporating from tiny space pebbles, whilst being bombarded with large rocky objects. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to explore the atmosphere of WASP-121b, researchers successfully detected water (H2O), carbon monoxide (CO), and silicon monoxide (SiO) in the side f

Video: 00:02:27 An animation showing ESA’s Smile mission watching on as the Sun’s solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field.

Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has captured a dramatic image of Mount Etna erupting on 2 June 2025 when a massive plume of ash, gas and rock suddenly burst from Europe's largest active volcano.

Image: Mars star

Japanese lunar exploration company ispace will attempt to land its RESILIENCE spacecraft on the Moon no earlier than 5 June (CEST) 2025.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) global network of ground stations is facilitating communication between the spacecraft and ispace mission control.

Click here to watch the ispace landing livestream in English.

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
China launched its 33rd rocket mission of the year on Thursday, successfully placing a new remote-sensing satellite into orbit, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. announced. A Long March 4B carrier rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:12 pm, carrying the Shijian 26 satellite to its preset sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 kilometers. Jointly

Tokyo Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Earthquakes generate ripple effects in the Earth's upper atmosphere, which can disrupt essential satellite-based communications and navigation systems. A team at Nagoya University, in collaboration with others, has now used Japan's extensive GNSS receiver network to produce the first-ever 3D images of atmospheric disturbances caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake. Their findings, publishe

Paris (AFP) June 2, 2025
The Milky Way may not have a catastrophic collision with another huge galaxy as has been predicted, computer simulations revealed Monday, giving our home galaxy a coin-flip chance of avoiding destruction. But don't worry either way: no galactic smash-up is expected for billions of years, long after our ageing Sun will have burnt away all life on Earth. The Milky Way and the even-larger g

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Northrop Grumman Corporation has invested $50 million in Firefly Aerospace to accelerate the production of Eclipse, a medium launch vehicle the companies are developing together. Eclipse is advancing through flight hardware qualification, and more than 60 Miranda engine hot fire tests have already been conducted. "Firefly is incredibly grateful for Northrop Grumman's investment that furthe