Morning frost detected on volcanoes near Mars’s equator
The finding indicates that water ice is far more abundant across the planet than previously thought.
The finding indicates that water ice is far more abundant across the planet than previously thought.
EarthCARE blasted off on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg in California.
EarthCARE will study how aerosols such as dust and smoke play a role in cloud formation.
‘Stunning’ views offer an exciting glimpse into the distant cosmic past.
France’s Sophie Adenot and Belgium’s Raphael Liegeois will embark on flights to the International Space Station in 2026.
The spacecraft will give extra warning about incoming solar storms and coronal mass ejections which can potentially disrupt satellites in orbit.
Another exercise while experiencing weightlessness involved performing CPR techniques on a dummy, while anchored upside down.
Rosemary Coogan becomes the country’s third astronaut following Helen Sharman, and Tim Peake.
While high unemployment problems had faded, Britain faced new challenges from an older and sicker population, the Resolution Foundation said.
Researchers believe pictures of the comet will help develop ways to improve and further analyse space weather.
The ERS-2 satellite fell in the North Pacific Ocean somewhere between Alaska and Hawaii.
The ERS-2 satellite will break up into pieces during re-entry, the majority of which will burn up.
Satellite ERS-2 was launched in 1995 and will make landfall near the eastern coast of Africa.
The European Space Agency said the Luton-based carrier will reduce fuel usage and flight times through its involvement in the Iris programme.
Researchers are studying the images to uncover the origins and evolution of the intricate structures.