European Space Agency

NASA has decided to postpone its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program's next development phase due to significant problems with its technical readiness, cost, and schedule. An independent review recently looked into these issues and raised serious concerns. On September 21st,...

Russia's new lunar mission is about to take off as the country is eagerly preparing to launch Luna-25, an automatic interplanetary station. The first launch of the last fifty years is scheduled for August 11th from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Goals...

On Wednesday, Europe's Ariane 5 rocket took off from French Guiana, marking its final launch. The rocket successfully carried two military communications satellites into space. The European Space Agency (ESA) has relied on the Ariane 5 to be its workhorse...

Europe's Mercury-bound probe, BepiColombo, recently completed its third close encounter with its target. This exciting event, which occurred on Monday (June 19), provided scientists with valuable insights into the planet Mercury's surface, which is filled with many craters. Details about...

The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to air a groundbreaking event: a live broadcast from Mars! This extraordinary transmission will present fresh images from the Mars Express spacecraft at a rapid rate of one image every 50 seconds. Roughly 187...

According to recent research findings, the robots that are now investigating Mars may not be sensitive enough to identify any signs of life that could exist on the red planet. Despite the fact that previous missions to Mars confirmed that...

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission Orion spacecraft broke a new record when it reached the furthest distance from earth ever traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans. The milestone was recorded Monday the 28th as the unmanned capsule reached...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is contemplating the plan of the Solaris initiative to beam solar energy from space in order to distribute electricity wirelessly to Earth. The aim of the Solaris program is to have giant satellites in orbit,...

The European Space Agency and Roscosmo's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter published an image of a newly discovered crater on Mars on Monday. The image, which was taken on June 13, 2021, reveals a fascinating new history on the planet's surface....

2022 will be a big year for space exploration, as the United States, China, and other major countries all have ambitious plans for the Moon, Mars, and beyond. 2021 was a major year for space: NASA reached the sun's atmosphere...