Astronomy
Partial: The Solar Eclipse for the Rest of Us
Whether the Sun will become a dented ball or an eerie crescent of fire, a celestial shadow show awaits you anywhere in North and Central America.
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Rethinking the Milky Way’s “Galactic Fountain”
The Milky Way recycles gas from dying stars to make new ones — but new observations show pristine gas also comes in from outside our galaxy.
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How long will April's total solar eclipse last?
Heat pumps: How to speed up the switch to low-carbon home heating
Heat pumps: How to speed up the switch to low-carbon home heating
What are the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope?
Why Some Songs Make Everyone Want to Dance
A syncopated rhythm may prompt our brain to find the beat
Best geologic map for a European rover on Mars
A team of European scientists have published the most detailed geologic map of Oxia Planum – the landing site for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars. This thorough look at the geography and geological history of the area will help the rover scout the once water-rich terrain, in the search for signs of past and present life.
Hubble Telescope witnesses a new star being born in a stunning cosmic light show (image)
Paper planes made by a robot fly better than ones made by humans
Paper planes made by a robot fly better than ones made by humans
How Do Animals Respond to a Total Solar Eclipse?
Scientists are finally getting their hands on enough data to begin to understand how animals react to a total solar eclipse
Attacks on Diversity in Higher Education Threaten Democracy
The forced resignation of Harvard’s president provides a peek at the blueprint for the war against justice in the U.S., concludes a long-time observer of attacks on academia
Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints
Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints
Watch India's prototype space plane ace a landing test (video)
Euclid's sight restored
A newly devised procedure to de-ice Euclid's optics has performed significantly better than hoped. Light coming in to the visible ‘VIS’ instrument from distant stars was gradually decreasing due small amounts of water ice building up on its optics. Mission teams spent months devising a procedure to heat up individual mirrors in the instrument’s complex optical system, without interfering with the finely tuned mission’s calibration or potentially causing further contamination. After the very first mirror was warmed by just 34 degrees, Euclid's sight was restored.
Unveiling the all-new ESA Impact: Dive into our Q1 2024 edition
Unveiling the all-new ESA Impact: Dive into our Q1 2024 edition
Welcome to the 2024 first quarter edition of ESA Impact – your interactive gateway to the most important stories and images from the European Space Agency
SMOS and Swarm team up to spot huge solar storm
The Sun erupted over the weekend, flinging electromagnetic radiation towards Earth, even illuminating skies with spectacular aurora borealis. For the first time, ESA’s unlikely space weather duo of SMOS and Swarm tracked the severe solar storm — which warped Earth’s magnetic field.