13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... in delivering five institutional launches per year. The EU, for example, is launching a navigation satellite system, Galileo, similar to the U.S GPS system, that requires 24 operational satellites (plus in-orbit spares), which should guarantee...
07 July 2015
New Horizons sees reddish brown Pluto: problems of perception in space
..., the canals on Mars theory . It existed purely due to optical illusion. There is also the optical illusion recorded by Galileo – wherein for earthlings, Venus appears larger than enormous Jupiter to the naked eye. Perception is a tough thing...
03 September 2015
Cassini discovers potentially ‘younger’ ring portion on Saturn
... one potential theory as to why that is here. In general, Saturn’s rings have fascinated science for years. Although Galileo first observed them in 1610 (he quite confused by them), there is still no consensus as to how they formed. Cassini will...
14 April 2017
Cassini finds evidence for hydrothermal vent activity on Enceladus
...'s icy crust. “After Hubble imaged this new plume-like feature on Europa, we looked at that location on the Galileo thermal map. We discovered that Europa's plume candidate is sitting right on the thermal anomaly," said William Sparks...
09 March 2018
Juno gives insight into Jupiter's epic winds
The banded stripes circling Jupiter have fascinated people as much as the Great Red Spot, ever since Galileo first spotted the gas giant. Now, thanks to data collected by the Juno mission, scientists have been ...
15 March 2018
A shining light in physics is lost
... figure who has been hailed by many as "an inspiration to millions." Born exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo, Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease at the age of 21 and was given only...
