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Israeli company wins space agency contract for next-generation satellite imaging

Semi-Conductor Devices' detectors will be integrated into upcoming satellite launches, such as high-definition imaging systems, enabling advanced Earth observation missions.

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.
 An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

NASA tracks colossal asteroid on a close approach to Earth

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover is pictured here in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby April 6, 2026.

Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after historic crewed mission to the Moon

The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, embrace inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon on April 7, 2026.

Artemis II astronauts brace for fiery return to Earth


‘Consider again that dot’: How NASA's Voyager and Carl Sagan showed us Earth like never before

On February 14, 1990, Voyager 1 took the iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away.

 An updated version of the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” image.

Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not

The new theory was devised by a team of two geobiologists and two astronomers.

 Earth cross section in space view. Illustration.

'We cannot ignore this rock': ESA raises doubles estimated risk of impact of asteroid 2024 YR4

The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers."

 Asteroid Lutetia and Saturn. At a distance of 36000 km the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) took this image catching the planet Saturn in the background.

Underwater Mediterranean Sea telescope records most energetic neutrino ever observed

The KM3NeT telescope comprises two detectors, ARCA and ORCA, utilizing seawater to capture Cherenkov light—a bluish glow produced when neutrinos interact with water molecules.

 Underwater Mediterranean Sea telescope records most energetic neutrino ever observed.

Recordings from South Sandwich Islands reveal the earth's core is changing

Research reveals structural changes in the inner core's surface, indicated by differences in seismic wave pairs.

 Earth cross section in space view. Illustration.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart

The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an estimated 1.2% chance of impact.

 Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart. Illustration.

Lost engineering marvels: How Aboriginal people shaped mysterious Earth Rings across Australia

Sunbury Ring G, one of five earth rings on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country in Sunbury, Victoria, is a remarkable human-made feature rising from the hills.

 Wolfe Creek, Australia.

China announces discovery of superlarge ion-adsorption-type rare earth deposit in Yunnan

More than 470,000 tons correspond to critical elements such as praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium.

 China announces discovery of superlarge ion-adsorption-type rare earth deposit in Yunnan.

Submerged tectonic plates? Scientists find anomalies deep within Earth's mantle

Using high-resolution models and the Piz Daint supercomputer, researchers identified anomalies beneath oceans and continental interiors.

 Thingvellir, Pingvellir canyon, two tectonic plates colliding.

No Cosmic Grinch: Asteroid 2024 XN1 to pass safely by Earth on Christmas Eve

NASA is set to track a sizable near-Earth object, asteroid 2024 XN1, which is expected to pass relatively close to Earth on December 24.

 Asteroid Lutetia. Image by 2di7 & titanio44 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.