The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the sharpest images yet of the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing new details about its size and composition. This icy traveller from another star system is speeding at 210,000 km/h, and scientists are preparing for future visitors with the Comet Interceptor mission.
New spectacular images from the Mars Express spacecraft reveal the western edge of Acheron Fossae, a vast system of cracks on Mars. This ancient landscape testifies to the Red Planet's turbulent geological past, with evidence of slow rock glaciers and dramatic climate change caused by changes in the tilt of the Martian axis.
The new European satellite MetOp-SG-A1, with the Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument, is about to be launched on an Ariane 6 rocket. This mission revolutionizes the accuracy of weather forecasts and global air quality monitoring, providing key data on climate change, ozone and aerosols for the next two decades.
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.