Who gets to go to space? – The Irish Times
What if one person’s journey could challenge how we define capability, not just in space but here on…
The Netherlands Commits to “Maintain” ESA Contribution Levels Through 2028
Credit: ESA The Dutch government has decided to contribute €344.3 million to European Space Agency (ESA) over the…
Set to hunt for Earth-like planets
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially completed the construction of its latest deep-space observatory, Plato, marking a…
Ocean on Saturn moon ‘ticks all the boxes’ for life
The ocean hidden under the icy shell of Saturn’s moon Enceladus harbours complex organic molecules, a study said…
Not Spiral. Not Elliptical. So What Exactly Is This Galaxy?
NGC 2775 blurs the line between spiral and elliptical galaxies, leaving astronomers debating its true identity. Hubble’s latest…
Antarctica’s Secret Lakes Could Reshape the Future of Sea Levels
This map of subglacial lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet shows 85 lakes newly identified in a study…
“It Is Still a Surprise”: Cosmic Winds are Defying Expectations in Neutron Star and Supermassive Black Hole Observations
The data from the NASA and ESA X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has discovered unexpected disparities between…
A Galaxy Warped by Gravity Glows With Baby Stars
Hubble’s latest portrait of Messier 96 captures a galaxy twisted by cosmic interactions. The new details reveal brilliant…
What Does Space Actually Smell Like? Here’s What Scientists Say
Space is a near-perfect vacuum, which means there’s no air to carry smells the way we experience them…
How space is changing what we know about health – The Irish Times
It began with a conversation at a party. Dr Lisa McNamee, now one of Ireland’s most active contributors…
Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery of the Sun’s Fastest Particles
ESA’s Solar Orbiter revealed how the Sun launches two distinct streams of high-energy electrons, solving a key mystery…