European Space Agency
Shocking Maps Show How Humans Have Reshaped Earth Since 1992
Generated from satellite data, the maps track losses and gains of land used for agriculture, forests, urbanization, and more.
Data From a Dead Satellite Reveals Lost Continents Under Antarctica
“These gravity images are revolutionizing our ability to study the least understood continent on Earth—Antarctica.”
Corporations Are Ready to Build Moon Villages, Our Laws Are Not
Moon community concepts are being developed by federal space agencies and private spaceflight companies. What legal, economic, and social frameworks should apply to these communities?
Scientists Find Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars
A reservoir of liquid water may be hiding under the ice cap on the south pole of Mars.
The Arctic is on fire, and you can see it from space
More than 50 wildfires are burning in parts of Sweden inside the Arctic Circle, according to the European Space Agency.
Stephen Hawking’s Voice Was Beamed to a Black Hole During His Funeral
Hawking’s message to preserve the planet was radioed into space during his Friday memorial at London’s Westminster Abbey.
Watch These Stunning Models of the Largest Star Map Ever Created
The European Gaia telescope releases data on 1.7 billion stars.
Nobody Knows How This Part of Mars Exploded
New images of Ismenia Patera deepen the mystery of its origins.
Watch This Bullet Blast Through a Space Shield
The European Space Agency is building a better space shield to protect cubesats from cosmic dust.
Engineers Want Gamers to Explore the Moon with a Remote-Controlled Nanobot
Why go outside when you can visit the Moon from your bedroom?
In 1.3 Million Years, the Solar System Will Briefly Contain Two Stars
It won’t be the first time the Sun has had its personal space invaded.
Watch the Milky Way’s Black Hole Fling Stars at a Million Miles an Hour
These 'hypervelocity stars' were flagged by a neural network.