ESA Top News
10 Jun 2021, 10:20 UTC
As part of ESA’s commitment to develop and build satellite missions that push the boundaries of satellite technology and Earth science, four new mission ideas – Cairt, Nitrosat, Seastar and Wivern – have been selected to enter pre-feasibility study and compete to be the eleventh Earth Explorer mission.
Four mission ideas to compete for Earth Explorer 11
10 Jun 2021, 10:20 UTC
As part of ESA’s commitment to develop and build satellite missions that push the boundaries of satellite technology and Earth science, four new mission ideas – Cairt, Nitrosat, Seastar and Wivern – have been selected to enter pre-feasibility study and compete to be the eleventh Earth Explorer mission.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
10 Jun 2021, 07:00 UTC
As a key partner in the mission, NASA provides the synthetic aperture radar, called VenSAR, to make high-resolution measurements of the planet’s surface features.
Then There Were 3: NASA to Collaborate on ESA’s New Venus Mission
10 Jun 2021, 07:00 UTC
As a key partner in the mission, NASA provides the synthetic aperture radar, called VenSAR, to make high-resolution measurements of the planet’s surface features.
American Astronomical Society
10 Jun 2021, 00:29 UTC
An international group of collaborators, including scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and The University of New Mexico, have discovered a new, temperate sub-Neptune sized exoplanet with a 24-day orbital period orbiting a nearby M dwarf star.
Scientists Discover New Exoplanet with an Atmosphere Ripe for Study
10 Jun 2021, 00:29 UTC
An international group of collaborators, including scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and The University of New Mexico, have discovered a new, temperate sub-Neptune sized exoplanet with a 24-day orbital period orbiting a nearby M dwarf star.
American Astronomical Society
9 Jun 2021, 16:26 UTC
Observations quadruple the number of known radio bursts and reveal two types: one-offs and repeaters.
CHIME Telescope Detects 535 Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts in First Year of Operation
9 Jun 2021, 16:26 UTC
Observations quadruple the number of known radio bursts and reveal two types: one-offs and repeaters.
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