Earth isn’t the only planet to go through ice ages. A handful have hit our home planet in the last 2.5 billion years, with the most recent – which peaked […]
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Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Press Release, Radiation, Space Weather & Heliophysics
First Confirmed Sighting Of Explosive Burst On Nearby Star
The atmosphere-stripping ability of the CME is an exciting discovery for our hunt for life around other stars.
Posted inMars, Status Report
Origins Of Streak Features On Mars
This image from the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) onboard the European orbiter also shows the faint cluster of impact craters in the discoloured region at the base […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Conferences and Meetings, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Science Fiction, Status Report
Exploring Tatooine and Beyond: Circumbinary Planets With ESA Missions
ESAC, Madrid, Spain10-12 December 2025
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Conferences and Meetings, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Status Report
Hubble and Webb “Enriching the Universe: From Primordial Nucleosynthesis to Exoplanet Atmospheres” Conference
By Chris Evans — I am delighted to announce the latest in the series of ESA-sponsored conferences, in collaboration with STScI, which highlight science with Hubble and Webb. The conference, […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Desert Worlds, Icy Worlds, Mars, Status Report
A Look At The Icy Terrain In The South Polar Region Of Mars
The High Resolution Stereo Imaging camera on board ESA’s Mars Express captured this frosty scene in the Ultimi Scopuli region near the south pole of Mars on 19 May 2022.
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Exploration Gear & Tech, Life Support Systems, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
Towards Farming On The Moon
To stay long-term on the Moon humans will need to produce food there. Is it possible to grow plants in environments very different from earth? With support from the Discovery […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astronauts and Explorers, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, People Of Astrobiology, Press Release
ESA Astronauts Complete Helicopter Training In Preparation For Future Offworld Missions
ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst, Matthias Maurer, Samantha Cristoforetti and Thomas Pesquet completed a helicopter training course with the German Bundeswehr, Germany’s federal defence forces.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Desert Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Press Release
Raging Winds On Mars
Despite the very thin Martian atmosphere, there are also winds on Mars that are central to the climate and the distribution of dust.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, PLATO, Press Release
Plato Earth-like Exoplanet Searcher Is Ready For Final Tests
By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Plato is on track for the final […]