The crew of NASA SpaceX Crew-10 returns to Earth after months on the International Space Station. Their stay was marked by dozens of key scientific experiments that push the boundaries, from the cultivation of plants and microalgae as food for the future to the development of new drugs and technologies in microgravity conditions.
At the European Space Center in Kourou, the most advanced meteorological satellite MetOp-SG-A1 is enclosed in the formwork of the Ariane 6 rocket and ready for launch. This satellite, part of a collaboration between ESA and Eumetsat, is revolutionising climate and air quality monitoring with the key instrument Copernicus Sentinel-5.
NISAR satellite, a joint project of NASA and ISRO, has been successfully launched, which will use revolutionary radar technology to create detailed 3D representations of the Earth. The mission will enable accurate monitoring of tectonic movements, earthquakes, volcanoes, ice melting and changes in ecosystems and agriculture, providing key data for disaster management.
After 13 years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is gaining new skills. Learn to multitask and use energy from your nuclear source smarter to extend your mission. He is currently exploring unique geological formations on Mount Sharp that could reveal secrets about the Red Planet's aquatic past.
As part of the Surface Avatar project, astronaut Jonny Kim of the International Space Station (ISS) piloted a team of advanced robots on simulated Martian terrain. This collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the DLR tested the limits of autonomy and teleoperations for future missions to the Moon and Mars.
The spiral galaxy NGC 1309, located 100 million light-years away, has become a cosmic laboratory. The Hubble Telescope recorded the supernova SN 2012Z within it, a unique Type Iax event that did not destroy the star, but instead created a surviving remnant called a 'zombie star', providing unprecedented insight into stellar explosions