It takes energy to travel to, in, and around space. It also takes energy to act, live, and grow. Consequently, the establishment and sustaining of a permanent human presence in space will require a resilient, long-lasting, and secure source of energy.

Using measurements from ESA’s Earth Explorer Swarm mission, scientists have developed a new tool that links the strength and direction of the magnetic field to the flight paths of migrating birds. This is a huge step forward to understanding how animals use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate vast distances.

The Gulf of Martaban, an arm of the Andaman Sea located in southern Myanmar, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. 

Washington (AFP) July 9, 2021
Two vessels, two companies, with one goal: blasting their billionaire founders into space. Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos launched Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin in the early 2000s, and now both men stand on the verge of lift-off themselves, mere days apart. The result of both an overlap in the companies' development timelines and the pair's fierce rivalry, the launches mark a milestone

London (AFP) July 9, 2021
As famous for his thrill-seeking lifestyle and publicity stunts as for his vast business empire, Richard Branson has set his sights on the stars as he prepares for liftoff on his first space flight. Before this weekend's mission on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity, the avowed Star Trek fan attributed his drive and taste for adventure to his mother Eve, who died from Covid in January.

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 08, 2021
Astronomers have designed and trained a computer program which can classify tens of thousands of galaxies in just a few seconds, a task that usually takes months to accomplish. In new researchm astrophysicists from Australia have used machine learning to speed up a process that is often done manually by astronomers and citizen scientists around the world. "Galaxies come in different

Beijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2021
China's self-developed spacesuits have ensured the safety of astronauts during their stay in the space station core module Tianhe and while performing extravehicular activities (EVAs) outside the module. The space gears include intravehicular spacesuits and extravehicular spacesuits, according to different scenarios, said Zhang Wanxin, director of the astronaut suit project under the Astro

Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 08, 2021
RUAG Space, a leading supplier to the space industry, received a direct order from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and will deliver a large satellite container and a multipurpose trolley for NASA satellites. The total order volume for both container and trolley is worth approximately 2 million Euros. b>Reusable container for three NASA missions br> /b> From 2022

Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 08, 2021
From ESA's Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory - one of a suite of labs based at the ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands - a view from an intricate test campaign for the next generation of European weather satellites. The near infrared detector assembly of the Flexible Combined Instrument (FCI) imager aboard the Meteosat Third Generation - Imaging (MTG - I) sate