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Latest News
Hubble makes surprising find in the early Universe [heic2010]
New results from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest the formation of the first stars and galaxies in the early Universe took place sooner than previously thought.
Solar Orbiter to pass through the tails of Comet ATLAS
ESA's Solar Orbiter will cross through the tails of Comet ATLAS during the next few days. Although the recently launched spacecraft was not due to be taking science data at this time, mission experts have worked to ensure that the four most relevant instruments will be switched on during the unique encounter.
Hubble finds that "distance" from the brightest stars is key to preserving primordial discs [heic2009]
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was used to conduct a three-year study of the crowded, massive and young star cluster Westerlund 2. This is the first time that astronomers have analysed an extremely dense star cluster to study which environments are favourable to planet formation.
Galactic crash may have triggered Solar System formation
The formation of the Sun, the Solar System and the subsequent emergence of life on Earth may be a consequence of a collision between our galaxy, the Milky Way, and a smaller galaxy called Sagittarius, discovered in the 1990s to be orbiting our galactic home.
The discovery of Comet SWAN by solar-watcher SOHO
Currently crossing the skies above Earth, Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) has the potential to become a more prominent naked eye object by late May or early June. Yet it wasn't discovered by someone looking up at the night sky.
Latest Announcements
Latest Announcements
JWST Cycle 1 Proposal Schedule Update
The uncertainties resulting from COVID-19 continue to impact the Cycle 1 schedule. STScI, NASA, ESA, and CSA have decided to delay announcing a formal schedule for JWST Cycle 1 GO/AR proposals. A further update on the schedule is anticipated in mid- to late-July.
Spotlight on
Spotlight on
Bepi in the sky with stars: photo contest winners announced
These are the winning entries in the photo competition for amateur astronomers who captured the unique event of the European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft's flyby of Earth.
Solar Orbiter Launch
Solar Orbiter Launch
Solar Orbiter launch replay
Watch a replay of the live coverage of the launch of Solar Orbiter, ESA's new Sun-exploring spacecraft, which will look at our parent star from a completely new perspective. The spacecraft was launched by the US Atlas V 411 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 10 February 2020.
Solar Orbiter launch media kit
Download this interactive media kit to learn more about the launch of Solar Orbiter in February 2020 and the science goals of the mission.
Latest Articles
Latest Articles
Cluster and XMM-Newton pave the way for SMILE
Shedding light on white dwarfs – the future of stars like our Sun
How Venus and Mars can teach us about Earth
Spacecraft Testing
Spacecraft Testing
#5: JUICE begins to take shape
The assembly of the flight model of ESA's JUICE spacecraft began in September, with the delivery of the spacecraft's primary structure, followed by integration of the propulsion system that will enable the mission to reach and study Jupiter and its moons.
#1: Euclid completes thermal-vacuum balance tests
This is the first entry in the Euclid Test Campaign Journal, a series of articles covering the main events during testing of the Structural and Thermal Model (STM) and Flight Model (FM) of the spacecraft.
