European Space Agency
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Plane View: Air Traffic Tracked in Real Time from SatellitesA stunning image of more than 15,000 airplane flights around the world shows that satellite tracking of commercial aircraft is moving closer to reality.
By Becky Oskin Published
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Aral Sea Looks Like a Painting from SpaceThe Aral Sea is shrinking, leaving a dried-up white lakebed where there used to be blue water. But in the eyes of a radar satellite, the sea's shores look like a colorful abstract painting.
By Megan Gannon Published
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Daring Philae Comet Landing Named Top Breakthrough of 2014The first-ever soft landing of a robotic probe the surface of a comet has just been named the top scientific breakthrough of 2014 by the journal Science.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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European Spacecraft Lands on Comet in Historic Space FeatFor the first time in history, a spacecraft built on Earth has softly landed on the face of a comet speeding through deep space.
By Miriam Kramer Published
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European Probe to Make Daring Landing on Comet Wednesday: Watch LiveA European probe is expected to make an audacious landing on the face of a comet tomorrow (Nov. 12), and you can follow it live online starting today (Nov. 11).
By Miriam Kramer Published
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European Spacecraft Could Find 70,000 New Alien WorldsBy Mike Wall Published
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Epic Big Bang Discovery Might Just Be Space DustSupposed evidence of gravitational waves from the dawn of time may actually be the signature of dust and gas in our own Milky Way galaxy, a new study reports.
By Mike Wall Published
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Europe Picks Planet-Hunting Space Telescope for 2024 LaunchBy Mike Wall Published
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Europe's Mars Probe Celebrates 10 Years of Amazing Martian Views (Video)Mars Express — the first European Space Agency spacecraft built to investigate another planet — has been snapping color and 3D images of Mars for 10 years.
By Miriam Kramer Published
