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UK Royal Mail Honours Astronaut returning Home After 186 Days in Space
| Iesha javed | | Jun 19, 2016 04:13 AM EDT |
The British Royal Mail has issued a limited edition postmark that reads "Welcome Home Tim Peake," in honor of British astronaut Timothy Peak, who was on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Principia Space Mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that took off in December last year from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and landed back on Earth on June 18, 2016.
This Spacecraft Can Now Detect Ripples in Spacetime and Gravitational Waves
| Ana Verayo | | Jun 08, 2016 02:30 AM EDT |
After completing and passing a crucial test, ESA's LISA Pathfinder spacecraft is now ready to detect gravitational waves in space.
Rosetta Probe Detects Building Blocks of Life on Comet 67P
| Ana Verayo | | May 29, 2016 10:57 AM EDT |
Scientists reveal new evidence of organic compounds on Rosetta probe's comet 67P, that could provide clues about how life began on Earth.
Hubble Captures Perfect Snowflake Galaxy
| Ana Verayo | | May 16, 2016 07:00 AM EDT |
Hubble Space Telescope just spotted a very bright spiral galaxy, resembling a snowflake and emitting powerful X-ray beams.
[PHOTO] Cosmic Lightsaber? Protostar Explodes With Powerful Jets
| Ana Verayo | | Dec 18, 2015 07:24 AM EST |
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a protostar exploding with jets of star material via fusion, creating a "cosmic lightsaber".
How to Use the Toilet in Space Courtesy of ESA's Samantha Cristoforetti
| Ana Verayo | | May 12, 2015 06:36 AM EDT |
ESA released a video explaining how to take a space dump with Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti taking viewers to a toilet tour aboard the ISS.
Behold Thor's Helmet, a Stunning Hot Mess of a Nebula
| Ana Verayo | | Apr 22, 2015 09:34 AM EDT |
ESA's EPIC cameras have captured a strikingly vivid nebula known as Thor's Helmet some 15,000 light years away.
3D CryoSat Data Reveals Arctic Sea Ice Thickness at Highest Level
| Ana Verayo | | Apr 20, 2015 07:22 AM EDT |
The CryoSat team says that even if this year's ice floe thickness seemed to increase, the long-term trend is still downwards.
Rosetta: Comet 67P Has No Magnetic Field
| Ana Verayo | | Apr 14, 2015 10:07 AM EDT |
Theories suggest it's pivotal for stars and planets to gain a magnetic field to accelerate their formation.
Happy 25th Birthday Hubble Space Telescope!
| Ana Verayo | | Apr 13, 2015 08:46 AM EDT |
NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 25 year this month with important discoveries about the universe.
ESA Fights Against Revival of Old Online Games by Third Parties
| David Curry | | Apr 11, 2015 11:35 PM EDT |
The revival of video games might be endangered due to a new move by ESA.
Astronomers Find Baby Galaxy Clusters that Reveals Dark Matter at Work
| Ana Verayo | | Apr 02, 2015 07:14 AM EDT |
Experts believe it took millions of years for stars and galaxies to acquire the energy to assemble into giant clusters.
Cassini Reveals First Hyper Color Images of Saturn's Mysterious Moon Rhea
| Ana Verayo | | Apr 01, 2015 04:35 AM EDT |
NASA/ESA's Cassini probe has captured its first ever, colored composite images of Rhea during a close flyby.
Rosetta Finds Nitrogen on Comet 67P; Shows it Came from Pluto Region
| Ana Verayo | | Mar 21, 2015 01:50 AM EDT |
The solar system's outer regions are abundant in nitrogen, the main gas found in the gas giants.
Rosetta Waits for Signal if Philae is Still 'Alive' on Comet 67P
| Ana Verayo | | Mar 13, 2015 09:28 AM EDT |
Philae is programmed to wake up when it receives more than 5.5 watts of power from its solar panels.
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