Euclid Maps the Milky Way's Core Ahead of Roman Space Telescope
ESA's Euclid space telescope has turned its wide-field instruments toward the dense core of the Milky Way, producing imagery that directly o…
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Europe's Orbital Lifeline: Heatwaves Expose a Strategic Vulnerability
When France logged its hottest June day on record in 2026, satellites were quietly doing the heavy lifting. Europe's space infrastructure is…
Going Underground: ESA Trains Astronauts Deep in Cave Systems
Far from any high-tech simulator, ESA is sending its astronauts underground. Cave training has become a rigorous method for building the tea…
ISS crews reunite in Houston as ESA's SMILE enters science orbit
Expedition 73 astronauts gathered in Houston to mark their return from the ISS, while ESA's SMILE spacecraft reached its operational science…
Euclid Maps the Milky Way's Stellar Heartland at Record Resolution
A single image packing over 60 million stars: ESA's Euclid telescope has mapped the Milky Way's galactic bulge in unprecedented detail, layi…
NASA Confirms Sean Gallagher as Permanent Chief Information Officer
Sean Gallagher has been formally appointed NASA's Chief Information Officer, ending an interim period that began in January. The role puts h…
Webb Telescope Reads the Chemical Story of Comet 3I/ATLAS
Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar visitor ever detected, has yielded its chemical secrets to the James Webb Space Telescope. Its u…
ESA's Earth from Space series reaches its thousandth image
The European Space Agency has published the thousandth image in its Earth from Space series. The landmark highlights the breadth of Europe's…
Space weather and Earth observation: two milestones in orbital science
Within hours of each other, ESA celebrated its thousandth Earth from Space image and NASA greenlit the DAPHNE mission concept to probe how s…
Ariane 6 Debuts Upgraded P160C Boosters on Amazon Mission
On June 17, 2026, Arianespace successfully orbited 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard an Ariane 64 fitted for the first time with upgraded P160…
Terzan 5: A Living Fossil at the Core of the Milky Way
Astronomers long catalogued Terzan 5 as a routine globular cluster. A combined campaign with the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes has …
Upgraded Ariane 6 Delivers 36 Amazon Kuiper Satellites to Orbit
Arianespace successfully launched 36 Amazon Kuiper satellites on June 17, 2026, aboard an Ariane 6 fitted with new P160C solid-fuel boosters…
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