First Ever Images of Sun’s South Pole Released by ESA Solar Orbiter

Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region. Even better images are expected in the years ahead.

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Gaia to Shut Down After More Than a Decade of Mapping the Milky Way

After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft will shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

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Video Shows Mars and Deimos Close Up During ESA’s Hera Flyby

The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the Odds are Small

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032.

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A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya

No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth increases dramatically.

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