The "Blue Danube" waltz by Johann Strauss II has finally reached the stars. This event took place on a Saturday. A large radio antenna in Spain, operated by the European Space Agency, sent the waltz into the cosmos. The antenna was pointed at Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, which is over 15 billion miles away. The music, traveling at the speed of l...
The European Space Agency is planning an interesting event. They will send the famous "Blue Danube" waltz into outer space. This waltz, written by Johann Strauss II, is well-known and has a special connection to space. It was used in the 1968 movie "2001: A Space Odyssey. " In the film, the waltz plays as a spaceship docks with a space station. The scene shows the Ea...
Mars has always been a subject of curiosity. The red planet is home to Olympus Mons, a giant mountain that stands about 22 kilometers tall. This is more than double the height of Mount Everest on Earth. Around this massive mountain, there are rolling hills covered in bright and dark streaks. These streaks have puzzled scientists for a long time. They appear and disa...
Two satellites have shown off their dance moves in space. They moved in perfect sync, staying 150 meters apart with incredible precision. This is a big deal for future space missions and scientific research. The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission, made up of two spacecraft, the Occulter and the Coronagraph, pulled off this feat. They used a mix of sensors and so...
A Dutch company has made a significant mark in space exploration. They have created a powerful camera, the HyperScout H, which is part of the European Space Agency’s Hera mission. This small but mighty tool has captured a unique image of Mars and its moon Deimos. This is a big deal because it gives scientists new information about these celestial bodies. The Hera mi...
A spacecraft on an asteroid-chasing mission recently had a close encounter with Mars. It was a Wednesday when the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft flew past the Red Planet. During this flyby, the spacecraft captured hundreds of stunning images of Mars and several detailed shots of Deimos, one of Mars' two small moons. The scientists and engineers at the Europ...
In the vast expanse of space, scientists are keeping a close eye on asteroid 2024 YR4. This space rock, first spotted in December 2024, has been a hot topic due to its potential to hit Earth in 2032. The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA have been tracking 2024 YR4 closely. Initially, they estimated a 2. 6% chance of impact. But then, things got a bit mor...
A space rock named 2024 YR4 was first seen on December 27, 2024. It was really big, about 131 to 295 feet wide, like a large building. At first, scientists thought it might hit Earth in 2032. But now, they say there's almost no chance of that happening. NASA and the European Space Agency both agree that the odds are super low, around 0. 0017% and 0. 002% respectively...
Did you hear about the new asteroid that astronomers just found? Hard to believe, but it’s named 2023 YR4. Okay, to keep it real, asteroid with a 2. 2% chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032. This number just popped up because of new observations. So, how did this happen? As we get more details about the space rock, it leads to changes in how we think...
So, you know how NASA smashed into an asteroid in 2022 to see if we could change its path? Yeah, that was a real thing! Now, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sending a probe named Hera to check out the damage. This isn't some boring science stuff—it’s like a space detective story! The asteroid, Dimorphos, was never going to hit Earth, but scientists wanted to test...