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Gaia’s black holes

A new family of black holes discovered

The new family already has two members, and both are closer to Earth.

Cloud patterns on Mars and Earth

Mars churns up surprisingly Earth-like cloud patterns

A new study dives deeper into two dust storms.

The force that protects our planet

The scary sound of Earth’s magnetic field

It might sound like the stuff of nightmares.

Mars global map

The future expedition will greatly benefit from the new Mars water map

A new map of Mars is changing the way we think about the planet’s watery past.

Image showing space radiation

CERN successfully launched its first satellite for radiation monitoring in space

With this launch, CERN shows its expertise in the field of radiation effects on electronics.

Image showing asteroid

The faintest asteroid ever observed

Impact in 2052 ruled out.

Solar Orbiter at perihelion

Solar Orbiter shows the Sun like never seen before

The ESA-led mission is providing the most extraordinary insights into the Sun’s magnetic behavior.

Solar Orbiter spots ‘campfires’ on the sun

Solar orbiter gives new insights into solar ‘campfires’

Solar Orbiter: Turning pictures into physics.

On the left side of this before and after image is a pile of simulated lunar soil, or regolith; on the right is the same pile after essentially all the oxygen has been extracted from it, leaving a mixture of metal alloys. Both the oxygen and metal could be used in future by settlers on the Moon.

Scientists are making oxygen from moon dust

ESA’s technical heart has begun to produce oxygen out of simulated moondust.

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