Science Nov 23 European Space Agency selects first astronaut with a disability By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press
Science Jun 13 European ‘star survey’ reveals celestial treasure trove The new data includes new information such as the age, mass, temperature and chemical composition of stars. By Frank Jordans, Associated Press
Science Feb 28 If this space study is right, humans have never left Earth’s atmosphere A new study redefines the boundaries of our planet. By Vicky Stein
Science Oct 25 Hazardous space junk is piling up. Can this satellite help? More than a half a million pieces of trash whiz at more than 17,000 miles per hour around the planet, threatening the lives of astronauts on the International Space Station and the functionality of satellites scattered across low Earth orbit. By Vicky Stein
Science Jul 25 Mars has a giant hidden lake. Could there be life in it? Deep beneath the frigid surface of its southern ice cap, Mars holds a lake of liquid water nearly three times larger than the island of Manhattan. By Lee Billings, Scientific American
Jun 27 ‘Oumuamua, the first known interstellar visitor, is just a comet By Nola Taylor Redd, Scientific American Oumuamua is almost certainly a comet, albeit one fittingly alien from those we find orbiting the sun, according to a new study published Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 26 This stunning map of the Milky Way pinpoints more than 1 billion stars By Lee Billings, Scientific American The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has released a catalog, the most detailed to date, of more than 1.5 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. Continue reading
Dec 01 ExoMars orbiter gets up close to the Red Planet By Leigh Anne Tiffany European scientists are getting new snapshots of the Red Planet thanks to the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Continue reading
Oct 21 Mystery solved. ExoMars lander crashed, possibly exploded on the Red Planet By Alison Thoet The European Space Agency lost communication with the Schiaparelli lander soon after it entered the Martian atmosphere on Wednesday. On Friday, mission scientists revealed its fate. Continue reading
Sep 30 Rosetta, the first comet orbiter, shares final moments before crashing By Nsikan Akpan The Rosetta spacecraft ended its historic, 12-year cruise through the cosmos on Friday after two years of orbit around Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenk… Continue reading