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Philae Probe on Comet 67p/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

European Probe to Make Daring Landing on Comet Wednesday: Watch Live

By Miriam Kramer published

A 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).

Comets
Artist's concept of the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft mapping stars in the Milky Way galaxy. Gaia may discover 70,000 exoplanets if its mission continues for 10 years, researchers have found.

European Spacecraft Could Find 70,000 New Alien Worlds

By Mike Wall published

Extraterrestrial Life
Planck's View of the Cosmic Microwave Background

Epic Big Bang Discovery Might Just Be Space Dust

By Mike Wall published

Supposed 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.

Cosmology
Searching for Exoplanetary Systems

Europe Picks Planet-Hunting Space Telescope for 2024 Launch

By Mike Wall published

Space Exploration
Mosaic of Kasei Valles on Mars

Europe's Mars Probe Celebrates 10 Years of Amazing Martian Views (Video)

By Miriam Kramer published

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.

Mars
First Observation X-Ray Emission

Guts of Superfast Black Hole Jets Revealed

By Mike Wall published

Black Holes
Europe's Mock Mars Rover 'Bridget' in Chile

European Mars Rover Prototype Takes Big Test Drive in Chile Desert

By Elizabeth Howell published

Mars
Snake Robots Could Aid Future Mars Rovers

Slithering Snake Robots on Mars Could Aid Future Rovers

By Elizabeth Howell published

Mars
Bipolar Planetary Nebula Hubble 12

Mystery Alignment of Dying Stars Puzzles Scientists

By Mike Wall published

Astronomy
Black Hole Blasting out Energy

How Giant Black Holes Spin: New Twist Revealed

By Mike Wall published

Black Holes
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