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Euclid and the Geometry of the Dark Universe
Euclid, an exciting new mission to map the geometry, distribution and evolution of dark energy and dark matter has just…
Early Black Holes were Grazers Rather than Glutonous Eaters
Black holes powering distant quasars in the early Universe grazed on patches of gas or passing galaxies rather than glutting…
Milky Way to Concordia Base… Come In, Concordia Base…
This stunning photo of the Milky Way was captured from what may be the coldest and most isolated research facility…
Lightning From Space!
[/caption] Here's an amazing shot of a flash of lightning within storm clouds over west Africa, captured from orbit by…
Tomorrow’s Transit Will be the First Photographed From Space
[/caption] ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers captured this stunning image of Earth's limb with Venus shining brightly above on the morning…
ESA: Unveiling Venus
[/caption] With Venus about to get its day in the Sun -- very much literally -- the European Space Agency…
How Plasma Technology From Space Will Save Our Lives
[/caption] It might sound obvious to anyone who's ever played a video game in the past thirty years, but plasma…
A Sword of Stars
[/caption] Like the blade of a magical weapon from a fantasy tale, the northern edge of spiral galaxy NGC 891…
The End Of Envisat
[/caption] Well, it's official. After ten years of groundbreaking observation of our planet, ESA has declared the end of the…
More Evidence of Mars’ Watery Past
[/caption] ESA's Mars Express orbiter has sent back images revealing terrain that seems to have been sculpted by flowing water,…