Science & Exploration 24/06/2026 106289 views 176 likes In brief The largest and most detailed photo ever made of our Milky Way galaxy’s centre in visible light is revealed today by the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission. Packed with more than 60 million stars, this image opens the door for scientists to confirm the existence…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to deliver SiriusXM’s SXM-11 satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Sunday carrying a multi-ton, radio-broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM’s to replace two aging satellites in geostationary Earth orbit….
Each spring, the Black Sea shifts from deep indigo to a milky, swirling turquoise. The color comes from coccolithophores, microscopic single-celled algae coated in tiny calcium carbonate plates that scatter sunlight in ways that dye entire ocean surfaces blue-green. On June 22, 2026, NASA’s PACE satellite captured the sea mid-bloom, its waters lit up from…
In the 1970s, astronomer Vera C. Rubin provided the first solid evidence for the existence of Dark Matter, a mysterious, unseen mass that appeared to be holding galaxies together. Since then, the indirect evidence for Dark Matter has grown considerably, with scientists observing “halos” and gravitational lenses that could not be caused by normal (or…
Astronomers have identified two of the fluffiest giant planets ever discovered, with densities so low they are actually less dense than cotton candy. The rare pair of “super-puff” planets was found by an international team led by the University of Oxford, working with Université Côte d’Azur/Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur and the University of Birmingham….
The main-belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, as captured by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft during a close flyby on April 20, 2025.The spacecraft snapped images every 2 seconds, a total of 37 in this time-lapse animation, until 40 seconds before the spacecraft passed by at a distance of 960 km (600 miles).NASA-Goddard / SwRI / Johns Hopkins APL…
The ‘Earthset’ photo from the Artemis II crew’s lunar flyby in April 2026. Credit: NASA With the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission on April 1, 2026, human beings have finally returned to the Moon for the first time in 50 years – since the age of Apollo. When Apollo 11 first landed on the…
On 17 June at 09:21 local time (13:21 BST, 14:21 CEST), Ariane 6 flight VA269 soared to orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 36 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation left Earth powered by four P160C-based boosters, the first time these upgraded boosters were used – making this launch the most powerful so far for…
An artist’s interpretation of the redesigned Launch Complex 36A that supports a hybrid horizontal-vertical integration process for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rockets. Graphic: Blue Origin Blue Origin continues to analyze the explosion of its New Glenn rocket a little more than a month ago, but on Tuesday, CEO Dave Limp shared the company’s plan for…
Deep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of Mars, seismic measurements taken by NASA’s InSight mission suggest. The marsquakes detected by InSight show a boundary 15 miles (24 kilometers) deep between two different types of rock that were formed by enormous pools of magma. The presence of these magma pools could completely…