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The Sculptor Galaxy revealed in 1000 colors by the VLT
The Sculptor Galaxy revealed in 1000 colors by the VLT The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has unveiled a remarkable image of the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), observed in over 1,000 wavelengths using the VLT’s MUSE instrument. This unique 3D map reveals unprecedented details about the structure, […]
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Tianwen-2: China Sets Its Sights on an Asteroid and a Comet
Tianwen-2: China Sets Its Sights on an Asteroid and a Comet On May 28, 2025, China marked another major milestone in its ambitious space program with the launch of Tianwen-2, an interplanetary exploration mission with bold and unprecedented objectives. Designed by the China National Space […]
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Resilience Lunar Lander Fails: Another Setback for ispace
Resilience Lunar Lander Fails: Another Setback for ispace On June 5, 2025, Japanese space company ispace announced the failure of its second lunar landing attempt with the Resilience Lunar lander, part of its Hakuto-R Mission 2. The spacecraft, which aimed to achieve a soft landing […]
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2017 OF201: A Distant Dwarf Planet and a Missing Link to Planet 9?
2017 OF201: A Distant Dwarf Planet and a Missing Link to Planet 9? Discovered through archival observations between 2011 and 2018, 2017 OF₍₂₀₁₎ is an extreme trans-Neptunian object whose unusual orbit is puzzling astronomers. With an estimated diameter of about 700 kilometers, it may qualify […]
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35 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope: A Revolution in Astronomy
35 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope: A Revolution in Astronomy April 24, 2025, marks the 35th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, one of the most iconic and influential scientific instruments of our time. A collaboration between NASA and the European […]
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New Hubble Photos of Mars
New Hubble Photos of Mars Mars by Hubble: New images of Mars were taken between December 28 and 30, 2024, by the Hubble Space Telescope. Zoomable In the left image, the Tharsis Plateau is visible with its chain of dormant volcanoes. The large volcano, Olympus […]
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Flyby of Asteroid Donaldjohanson by NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft
Flyby of Asteroid Donaldjohanson by NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft On April 20, 2025, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft marked a pivotal milestone in its mission with a close flyby of asteroid Donaldjohanson, offering scientists a unique opportunity to study remnants from the early solar system. A Mysterious Object […]
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Astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of stars
Astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of stars Astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of stars : On April 16, 2025, a team of astronomers announced an extraordinary discovery, an exoplanet orbiting perpendicularly around two stars. This orbital configuration, known as […]
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Space: An Extreme Innovation Lab
Space: An Extreme Innovation Lab An Extreme Innovation Lab : Space missions must withstand extreme conditions: temperature fluctuations, zero gravity, limited energy resources, miniaturization… To overcome these challenges, engineers develop novel solutions that, once adapted, find applications in civilian life. Space becomes a powerful accelerator for […]
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The Starlab Commercial Space Station by Airbus
The Starlab Commercial Space Station by Airbus Imagine a futuristic space station — a giant laboratory floating in orbit where scientists and astronauts work together to push the boundaries of science and technology. This is Starlab, a commercial space station born from an exceptional collaboration […]
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Ariane 64 to launch first batch of Amazon LEO satellites
Ariane 64 to launch first batch of Amazon LEO satellites On February 12, 2026, Europe will reach a major milestone in space transportation as Arianespace launches Ariane 6 in its most powerful configuration, Ariane 64, for the first time. The mission will place 32 Amazon […]
Perseverance Detects Lightning on Mars for the First Time
Perseverance Detects Lightning on Mars for the First Time For decades, scientists have suspected that the Martian atmosphere could generate electrical phenomena, despite being extremely thin and lacking Earth-like thunderstorms. This long-standing hypothesis has now been confirmed: NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected Lightning on Mars […]
Blue Origin pauses New Shepard flights to focus on lunar human spaceflight
Blue Origin pauses New Shepard flights to focus on lunar human spaceflight On January 30, 2026, American space company Blue Origin announced a major decision regarding its suborbital space tourism program: flights of the New Shepard system will be paused for at least two years. […]
Blue Origin pauses New Shepard flights to focus on lunar human spaceflight
Blue Origin pauses New Shepard flights to focus on lunar human spaceflight On January 30, 2026, American space company Blue Origin announced a major decision regarding its suborbital space tourism program: flights of the New Shepard system will be paused for at least two years. […]
