Just about everyone has heard of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope — not too surprising considering that it has been with us for ...

During evenings in April 2025, there are two bright planets visible. The departure of Venus has left Jupiter, in the west at ...

The European Space Agency has retired its groundbreaking Gaia Spacecraft due to the depletion of its cold gas propellant.

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Scientists have discovered "space tornadoes" swirling in the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. International researchers made ...

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...

After more than a decade of charting the stars with extraordinary precision, the Gaia spacecraft has completed its mission.

A century ago, Edwin Hubble revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proving that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in an ever-expanding cosmos. This breakthrough led to the ...

The CMZ is a region of clouds rich in dust and molecular gas that roils around the galactic nucleus. It measures up to 2,000 ...

ESA shuts down Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade, leaving behind the most detailed legacy that will guide future ...

Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of ...