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Stardust study resets how life’s atoms spread through space

For decades, astronomers have believed they understood how giant stars scatter the chemical building blocks of life across the galaxy However, a new study of...

NASA advances ambitious mission to search for life beyond Earth

NASA has taken a major step toward one of its most ambitious science goals as it searches for signs of life on planets beyond our solar system.

Measuring the future: Nanoscale metrology and the global race for technological competitiveness

Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe explains how to measure the future using nanoscale metrology and discusses the global competition for technological superiority.

Longest ever observation of a super active solar region sheds new light on space weather

By combining European and U.S. space missions, scientists have achieved new insights into the sun’s most powerful activity.

A Saturn-mass rogue planet spotted drifting alone through the galaxy

Astronomers have identified a rare type of planet wandering through the Milky Way without a host star.

Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg set to join EU SST partnership

Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg are on track to become the newest members of the European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) Partnership, marking an important step forward for Europe’s collective efforts to keep space safe and sustainable.

Galileo’s first Ariane 6 launch strengthens Europe’s autonomy

Europe has taken significant steps in its space capability and strategic resilience with the successful launch of two Galileo satellites aboard an Ariane 6 rocket.

Imperial’s magnetometer achieves first light on NASA’s IMAP mission

Imperial College London researchers are celebrating a huge milestone after their magnetometer instrument successfully recorded its first data in space aboard NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission.

NASA advances two heliophysics missions to better understand space weather

NASA has moved forward in its efforts towards improving our understanding of space weather by selecting two heliophysics mission concepts for continued development.

UK Space Agency launches pilot SECP programme

The UK Space Agency has announced a new pilot initiative to strengthen commercial capabilities and accelerate innovation within the nation’s growing space ecosystem.

Flaring black hole launches ultra fast winds across space

Astronomers using two of the world’s best X-ray observatories have witnessed a dramatic and extremely fast outburst from a supermassive black hole in the spiral galaxy NGC 3783.

Record-breaking cosmic explosion defies astronomers’ expectations

A cosmic explosion unlike any seen before has prompted astronomers to rethink long-standing ideas about the universe’s most powerful outbursts.

A year of progress for EU defence and space policies

The past year has seen significant advances in the European Union’s efforts to strengthen its security landscape and ensure long-term resilience.

UK space agency reveals £17 million boost for next generation space innovation

The UK Space Agency has announced a significant £17 million investment to accelerate the country's next wave of space technologies, supporting 17 cutting-edge projects across industry and academia.

JWST reveals ‘Alaknanda’ a massive spiral galaxy from the early universe

A new discovery challenges the cosmic timeline: the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted Alaknanda, a massive, well-formed grand-design spiral galaxy that existed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang.

UK leads ESA’s first scout climate mission with HydroGNSS launch

The UK has taken significant steps in space-based climate monitoring following the successful launch of HydroGNSS, a pair of satellites designed to track key elements of the Earth's water cycle.

New Sentinel satellites deliver first images, expanding Earth and atmospheric monitoring capabilities

Two newly launched Copernicus missions, Sentinel-1D and Sentinel-5A, have returned their first observations, showing enhancements in Europe’s capacity to monitor the planet’s surface and its atmosphere.

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