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Schiaparelli is Gone. Smashed on the surface of Mars
It appears that Europe's Schiaparelli Mars lander crashed-landed on the planet's surface and may have exploded.
Europe’s Orbiter is Safely at Mars, but No Word from the Lander
After a long journey, the ExoMars 2016 orbiter is safe and doing well, but the state of the lander is…
Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final ‘Crunchdown’
After 10 years pursuing 67P/C-G and more than two years studying it from orbit, Rosetta made the comet's icy nucleus…
Bye, Bye Rosetta — We’ll Miss You!
The Rosetta comet probe will leave its flyover orbit today to prepare for its dramatic free-fall descent to the surface…
Hubble Captures The Sharpest Image Of A Disintegrating Comet Ever
Comets crack up regularly, but rarely do we get a front row seat to watch one disintegrate before our eyes.…
Sentinel-1A Satellite Takes A Direct Hit From Millimetre Size Particle
After reviewing data from the Sentinel-1A satellites on-board cameras, the ESA has determined that it suffered a collision with a…
ESA Prepares Revolutionary Air Breathing Rocket Engine
The SABRE (Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine) being developed for the European Space Agency could be ready for test firing in…
Stars Are The Universe’s Neat Freaks
A recently released catalogue showing the results of a Herschel survey has revealed how stars have cleaned the universe over…
Webb Telescope Gets its Science Instruments Installed
The package of powerful science instruments at the heart of NASA’s mammoth James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have been successfully…
ExoMars 2018 Rover Postponed to 2020 Launch
Liftoff of the ExoMars 2018 rover mission currently under development jointly by Europe and Russia has just been postponed for…