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Solar Orbiter Captures First-Ever Close-Up of Sun’s South Pole, Revealing Magnetic Field Chaos
In a historic first, ESA’s Solar Orbiter has imaged the Sun’s elusive south pole, exposing a tangle of magnetic fields and solar winds. The mission marks a major leap in understanding space weather and the 11-year solar cycle that influences Earth’s environment.
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Moon, Mars And Beyond: India, Europe Enter New Era Of Space Cooperation
Even as Indian and European space agencies continue to prepare astronauts since a year for the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS, the two are forging new frontiers in space cooperation.
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China's Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Targets 2031 Ahead of NASA, ESA
China's Tianwen-3 mission aims to return Martian rock samples to Earth by 2031, setting a benchmark in space exploration. Scheduled for launch in 2028, the mission will employ cutting-edge technologies, including a lander, ascent vehicle, rover, and helicopter, to gather samples from regions like Utopia Planitia and Chryse Planitia. These areas wer...
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Cosmic Rays Could Erase Signs of Life on Mars, Study Reveals
A new study highlights how cosmic radiation is destroying signs of ancient life on Mars. Organic materials like lipids degrade quickly under radiation, especially in salt-rich environments. Scientists suggest future Mars exploration should focus on deeper drilling, such as ESA's upcoming Rosalind Franklin Rover mission, to avoid surface radiation e...
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'Mock' Alien Message Received From Mars From The First Time, Exercise On To Decode It
The European Space Agency (ESA) said that the encoded message was beamed to Earth by its ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
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New Mars Water Map Shows Traces of Ancient Water, Might Help Locate Landing Sites For Future Missions
Scientists have utilised data collected over a decade by NASA and the ESA to generate a water map of the Red Planet. The high-resolution map reveals locations of aqueous minerals, whil providing hints at ancient traces of water on Mars. It could also help plan future mars missions
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Expedition 67 Crew Conducts Experiments Aboard ISS That Could Benefit Astronauts, Humans on Earth
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are conducting biology experiments aimed at studying how skin heals in space. The study could benefit both astronauts in space, and human life on Earth. The US space agency's Expedition 67 mission began in March this year and is aimed at conducting research and investigations that will facilitate h...
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ESA Officially Cuts Mars Mission Ties With Russia, Moscow Responds Angrily
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on ExoMars mission to put a rover on Mars. Russia's space chief has furiously responded by banning cosmonauts on the ISS from using ERA.
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Mars Orbiter Running On Windows 98 Gets Software Upgrade 19 Years After Launch
The Mars Express project, one of the most successful missions launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), is getting a software update.
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ESA's MARSIS Gets Software Upgrade 19 Years After Its Launch, Mars Exploration Said to Get More Efficient
The Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding (MARSIS) instrument on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft is set to get a major software upgrade that will boost its capabilities.
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ESA Says Expects Strong NASA Support After Mars Mission Suspended Due to Ukraine War
The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday that it expects strong support from its US counterpart NASA after the European agency's plans to cooperate with Russia on a Mars research mission were suspended due to the Ukraine war.
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ESA, Russia's Roscosmos Hold Talks Over ExoMars Rover Mission
ESA announced holding talks with Russia's Roscosmos space agency over the ExoMars rover mission, which is aimed to look for signs of life on Mars. The agency did not reveal the outcome of the conversation.
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ESA's Mars Express Mission Captures Image of Crater on Red Planet, Shares Uncanny Resemblance to Human Eye
European Space Agency's Mars Express mission captured an image of Aonia Terra, a crater-filled region in the Red Planet's southern hemisphere. One of the images shows a crater encircled by winding channels. A closer look would suggest that the image looks eerily like a human eyeball.
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Mars Rover Mission Suspended Because of Ukraine War – Here’s What We’re Hoping for Next
ESA and partners are actively looking for options to launch Mars Rover Rosalind Franklin, a part of the ExoMars mission between Europe and Russia. As the plan was cancelled by ESA in March this year after Russia’s invasion of Europe, ESA can now plan to launch the mission alone, or teaming up with a partner such as NASA or SpaceX.
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Ukraine Crisis: European Space Agency Cuts Ties with Russia on Lunar Missions
European Space Agency(ESA) has announced that it ended cooperation with Russia on three upcoming missions on the Moon due to the invasion of Ukraine. Previously, ESA had also ended cooperation on ExoMars Mars mission.
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Solar Orbiter Captures First-Ever Close-Up of Sun’s South Pole, Revealing Magnetic Field Chaos
In a historic first, ESA’s Solar Orbiter has imaged the Sun’s elusive south pole, exposing a tangle of magnetic fields and solar winds. The mission marks a major leap in understanding space weather and the 11-year solar cycle that influences Earth’s environment.
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Moon, Mars And Beyond: India, Europe Enter New Era Of Space Cooperation
Even as Indian and European space agencies continue to prepare astronauts since a year for the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS, the two are forging new frontiers in space cooperation.
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China's Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Targets 2031 Ahead of NASA, ESA
China's Tianwen-3 mission aims to return Martian rock samples to Earth by 2031, setting a benchmark in space exploration. Scheduled for launch in 2028, the mission will employ cutting-edge technologies, including a lander, ascent vehicle, rover, and helicopter, to gather samples from regions like Utopia Planitia and Chryse Planitia. These areas wer...
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Cosmic Rays Could Erase Signs of Life on Mars, Study Reveals
A new study highlights how cosmic radiation is destroying signs of ancient life on Mars. Organic materials like lipids degrade quickly under radiation, especially in salt-rich environments. Scientists suggest future Mars exploration should focus on deeper drilling, such as ESA's upcoming Rosalind Franklin Rover mission, to avoid surface radiation e...
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'Mock' Alien Message Received From Mars From The First Time, Exercise On To Decode It
The European Space Agency (ESA) said that the encoded message was beamed to Earth by its ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
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New Mars Water Map Shows Traces of Ancient Water, Might Help Locate Landing Sites For Future Missions
Scientists have utilised data collected over a decade by NASA and the ESA to generate a water map of the Red Planet. The high-resolution map reveals locations of aqueous minerals, whil providing hints at ancient traces of water on Mars. It could also help plan future mars missions
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Expedition 67 Crew Conducts Experiments Aboard ISS That Could Benefit Astronauts, Humans on Earth
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are conducting biology experiments aimed at studying how skin heals in space. The study could benefit both astronauts in space, and human life on Earth. The US space agency's Expedition 67 mission began in March this year and is aimed at conducting research and investigations that will facilitate h...
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ESA Officially Cuts Mars Mission Ties With Russia, Moscow Responds Angrily
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on ExoMars mission to put a rover on Mars. Russia's space chief has furiously responded by banning cosmonauts on the ISS from using ERA.
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Mars Orbiter Running On Windows 98 Gets Software Upgrade 19 Years After Launch
The Mars Express project, one of the most successful missions launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), is getting a software update.
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ESA's MARSIS Gets Software Upgrade 19 Years After Its Launch, Mars Exploration Said to Get More Efficient
The Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding (MARSIS) instrument on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft is set to get a major software upgrade that will boost its capabilities.
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ESA Says Expects Strong NASA Support After Mars Mission Suspended Due to Ukraine War
The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday that it expects strong support from its US counterpart NASA after the European agency's plans to cooperate with Russia on a Mars research mission were suspended due to the Ukraine war.
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ESA, Russia's Roscosmos Hold Talks Over ExoMars Rover Mission
ESA announced holding talks with Russia's Roscosmos space agency over the ExoMars rover mission, which is aimed to look for signs of life on Mars. The agency did not reveal the outcome of the conversation.
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ESA's Mars Express Mission Captures Image of Crater on Red Planet, Shares Uncanny Resemblance to Human Eye
European Space Agency's Mars Express mission captured an image of Aonia Terra, a crater-filled region in the Red Planet's southern hemisphere. One of the images shows a crater encircled by winding channels. A closer look would suggest that the image looks eerily like a human eyeball.
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Mars Rover Mission Suspended Because of Ukraine War – Here’s What We’re Hoping for Next
ESA and partners are actively looking for options to launch Mars Rover Rosalind Franklin, a part of the ExoMars mission between Europe and Russia. As the plan was cancelled by ESA in March this year after Russia’s invasion of Europe, ESA can now plan to launch the mission alone, or teaming up with a partner such as NASA or SpaceX.
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Ukraine Crisis: European Space Agency Cuts Ties with Russia on Lunar Missions
European Space Agency(ESA) has announced that it ended cooperation with Russia on three upcoming missions on the Moon due to the invasion of Ukraine. Previously, ESA had also ended cooperation on ExoMars Mars mission.
