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European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot celebrated Star Trek's 60th anniversary by wearing Captain Pike's badge aboard the International Space Station. The tribute highlights how the beloved sci-fi series continues to inspire real-world space exploration.
After eight years of spaceflight, Europe's BepiColombo mission is days away from splitting into two probes to study Mercury, one of our solar system's most mysterious planets. The ambitious mission will unlock secrets about the scorching hot world that telescopes on Earth simply cannot see.
A groundbreaking space partnership launches this week to protect our planet from solar storms. The SMILE mission will help scientists predict dangerous space weather before it strikes.
Space agencies have discovered 95% of large asteroids that could threaten Earth, and none are heading our way. New telescopes launching soon will help scientists find and track the smaller ones even faster.
A stunning new image from space shows dark volcanic ash scattered across a massive Martian valley where water once flowed 3.5 billion years ago. The discovery adds another piece to the puzzle of Mars' watery past and hints at conditions that may once have supported life.
A European satellite photographed February's annular solar eclipse from orbit, revealing spectacular views most people on Earth couldn't see. The images show the moon creating a perfect glowing ring as it passed between our planet and the sun.
A new AI tool scanned 100 million Hubble Space Telescope images in just two and a half days, discovering over 800 never-before-documented cosmic objects hiding in plain sight. The breakthrough shows how artificial intelligence can unlock decades of space data faster than humans ever could.
ESA astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski filmed breathtaking timelapse videos of Earth and the moon during his 20-day mission aboard the International Space Station. The Polish space traveler conducted 16 scientific experiments while sharing humanity's view from orbit.
Scientists just witnessed how solar flares really work, and it's changing our ability to predict dangerous space weather. The discovery could help protect our satellites, power grids, and communication systems from future solar storms.
A breathtaking nine-minute timelapse of Earth and the Moon captured from the International Space Station is giving millions a new perspective on our planet. Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski filmed the stunning footage during a 20-day research mission this summer.