Explore NASA’s space laboratory for the International Space Station from every angle in this panorama

The map reveals extreme temperature swings from one side of the planet to the other, and hints that a possible reason for this is the presence of lava flows.

New images reveal never-before-seen details in the planet-forming disk around a nearby Sun-like star, including a tantalizing gap at the same distance from the star as Earth is from the Sun.

Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: Iceberg seen from International Space Station

NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to create “Destination: Mars,” a guided tour of a part of Mars using technologies that help scientists plan the Curiosity rover’s activities.

Observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have led to the first temperature map of a super-Earth planet — a rocky planet nearly two times as big as ours.

Technology image of the week: this spiky foam absorbs sound as well as radio waves, helping to simulate space conditions for satellite testing

Following the discovery of gravitational waves from the merging of two black holes, the satellite has revealed no simultaneous gamma rays, just as models predicted.

The stellar explosion occurred when two white dwarfs collided. Understanding type Ia supernovae causes more precisely will give astronomers greater insight into the expansion rate of the universe.

Space science image of the week: A super-cold filament of dust contains 800 times as much matter as our Sun

Passing comets could provide an answer to the decades-old mystery of the ‘Wow!’ signal, if researchers can afford the equipment to check.

Scientists have pinpointed a mechanism by which cyclical tidal stresses exerted by Saturn can drive Enceladus’ long-lived eruptions.

The astronomers’ achievement produced a pair of scientific surprises that promise to advance the understanding of quasars, supermassive black holes at the cores of galaxies.

How do some gas giant planets end up so feverishly close to their stars? NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope finds new clues.

As part of a project to improve energy pipeline industry safety, researchers have successfully flight tested a mini JPL methane gas sensor on a small unmanned aerial system.

While the cause of communication failure is under investigation, JAXA received short signal from the satellite and is working for recovery.

Observations of an extreme-weather planet raise questions about hot Jupiters’ origins

NASA has selected 36 fellows for its prestigious Einstein, Hubble and Sagan fellowships.

Our week through the lens: 21-25 March 2016

New research suggests that the birth of some of Saturn’s icy moons, as well as its famous rings, might have taken place a mere 100 million years ago.

In a nod to extraterrestrial mountaineers of the future, scientists working on NASA’s Cassini mission have identified the highest point on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.

Astronomers captured detailed radar images of a comet that passed Earth this week.

Operations image of the week: A team of teams at ESA’s operations centre assumes control of humanity’s next mission to the Red Planet

Join us Friday, 25 March, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of the Etosha salt pan in Namibia

Explore the heart of the Russian segment of the International Space Station in this global view

The spin axis of the Moon has moved by at least 6°, and that motion is recorded in ancient lunar ice deposits.

Nestled within the fractured rim of a vast impact basin on Mars are valley floors dusted in frost.

Titan’s tallest peak is 10,948 feet high and is found within a trio of mountainous ridges called the Mithrim Montes.

NASA is sending Earth scientists around the world in 2016 to study how our planet is changing.

Following a spectacular liftoff, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is performing flawlessly en route to the Red Planet.

Technology image of the week: ESA’s new microvibration machine can measure the forces imparted by a single dropped feather

New research finds solar storms trigger the northern lights by generating a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth’s aurora borealis.

Scientists estimate that the newly observed galaxies identified are about 10 billion years old and were formed only about 4 billion years after the Big Bang.

Dawn mission scientists have unveiled new images from the spacecraft’s lowest orbit at Ceres, including the mysterious bright spots in Occator Crater.

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Last sunlit lunch in solitude at Concordia research station in Antarctica

The second Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1B, is set for launch on 22 April. Discover more about the constellation and ‘radar vision’ for Copernicus

Astronomers have captured the earliest minutes of two exploding stars and for the first time have seen a shockwave generated by a star’s collapsing core.

New observations of Reticulum II show that heavy elements are likely left over from rare collisions between two neutron stars.

The planet-hunting telescope Kepler has set its eyes on a new target: exploding stars.

A new map of Mars’ gravity made with three NASA spacecraft is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse into the hidden interior of the Red Planet.

This remarkable sand-based art show from artist Didi Rodan took place at a recent conference on ESA’s Asteroid Impact Mission, sponsored by GMV in Madrid

Space science image of the week: Superheated iron atoms show what human eyes cannot see in the Sun’s atmosphere

Two comets that will safely fly past Earth later this month may have more in common than their intriguingly similar orbits. They may be twins of a sort.

The map will be helpful for future Mars exploration because better knowledge of the planet’s gravity anomalies helps mission controllers insert spacecraft more precisely into orbit about Mars.

Two comets that will safely fly past Earth later this month may have more in common than their intriguingly similar orbits.

Stunning ultra high-definition video of ESA astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission

Our week through the lens: 14-18 March 2016

By year’s end, we should know what NASA’s proposed mission to Neptune and/or Uranus could look like.

A new class of behemoth spiral galaxies has been uncovered using NASA archival data.

The Cold Atom Laboratory will forge “fluffy molecules” and probe the wonders of quantum physics when it launches to the International Space Station next year.

Operations image of the week: Asteroid hunters in three countries spotted ExoMars en route to the Red Planet

Explore the Space Station’s second module on your mobile phone or virtual reality headset

Join us Friday, 18 March, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Yuma in the US

Astronomers have traced the source of the most energetic cosmic radiation to the center of the Milky Way.

Jason-3, a new U.S.-European satellite with NASA participation, has produced its first complete science map of global sea surface height, capturing the current El Niño.

Technology image of the week; ESA’s first 3D-printed dual-reflector antenna undergoes radio-frequency testing

A black hole called V404 Cygni underwent dramatic brightening for about two weeks as it devoured material that it had stripped off an orbiting companion star.

Engineers building parts of a new type of power plant for generating green energy with nuclear fusion are using their expertise from building rockets like Europe’s Ariane 5 to create the super-strong structures to cope with conditions similar to those inside the Sun.

Observations suggest that the material of the spots is volatile and evaporates in the warm glow of sunlight.

ESRIN’s Open Days 2016 gave 2000 schoolchildren an opportunity to learn more about ESA’s Centre for Earth Observation

Human spaceflight and robotic operations image of the week: ESA’s new docking ring

The spacecraft has begun a seven-month journey to Mars, where it will address unsolved mysteries of the planet’s atmosphere.

Relive key moments as ExoMars 2016 separates from the Breeze upper stage and sends its first signals back to Earth

The first of two joint ESA-Roscosmos missions to Mars has begun a seven-month journey to the Red Planet, where it will address unsolved mysteries of the planet’s atmosphere that could indicate present-day geological – or even biological – activity.

Two NASA radios aboard the European Space Agency’s Mars mission that launched today are engineered to provide communication relay service for rovers and landers on Mars.

The Dawn project team has earned two prestigious awards, honoring its mission to Vesta and Ceres.

A new study explores the relationship between climate cycles and sea level variations, and could lead to better predictions of sea level changes.

Proving their robots have what it takes to storm a castle, an alliance of three high schools won the Los Angeles regional FIRST Robotics Competition on March 12.

NASA’s Game Changing Development (GCD) program has selected four proposals to develop solar array technologies that will aid spacecraft in exploring destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars.

Space Science Image of the Week: ESA’s Giotto made its historic flyby of Comet Halley 30 years ago

Watch ExoMars 2016 lift off into space, with launch build-up and commentary from mission experts

Scientists have discovered a giant “bite mark” on Pluto’s surface that may have been caused by a process known as sublimation.

Watch ExoMars 2016 liftoff from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on a Proton rocket

ESA’s mission control conducted the dress rehearsal for the ExoMars launch today, an important final step in preparing the ground teams and systems for the 14 March departure to the Red Planet.

NASA has selected 28 researchers as participating scientists for the Curiosity Mars rover mission, including six newcomers to the rover’s science team.

Video showing the rocket carrying the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft being rolled out to the launch pad

Our week through the lens: 7-11 March 2016

These cosmic giants are not merely novelties of size or girth, rather they represent pathways to understanding how our entire universe evolved in the past and where it may be heading in the future.

A recent observational campaign allowed a team of astronomers to measure accurately the rotational rate of one of the most massive black holes in the universe.

Thirty years ago, Giotto met Comet Halley, inspiring an art competition for children

Follow updates as we count down to the launch of ExoMars on Monday

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Cyprus, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme

Updates from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for the launch of ExoMars 2016 today.

NASA has selected two new Earth science investigations, including one from JPL, that will put instruments in orbit to track harmful air pollutants and study tropical cyclones.

Explore the Space Station’s first module with your mobile phone or virtual-reality headset

Space science and engineering education gets a new boost

Operations image of the week: In its first operational usage, ESA’s new tracking antenna in Australia followed Ariane’s launch yesterday, providing perfect contact

Join us Friday, 11 March, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Cyprus

Scientists think the encounter blew away part of Mars’ upper atmosphere, much like a strong solar storm would.

Watch live launch coverage on 14 March from 08:30 GMT. Launch is scheduled for 09:31 GMT and acquisition of signal is expected at 21:29 GMT

NASA’s InSight mission to study the deep interior of Mars is targeting a new launch window that begins May 5, 2018.

How engineers devised a clever solution to give NASA’s Kepler spacecraft a new mission.

True to its purpose, the big NASA spacecraft that began orbiting Mars a decade ago this week has delivered huge advances in knowledge about the Red Planet.

Just weeks before the historic encounter of comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) with Mars in October 2014, NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft entered orbit around the Red Planet.

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Lightning captured by ESA astronaut Tim Peake

The Very Large Telescope Interferometer found disks around aging stars are similar to those around young ones.

The mission’s primary goal is to help us understand how rocky planets — including Earth — formed and evolved.

Technology image of the week: Tenerife, as imaged by ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite, is set to host the Big Data from Space conference

An Ariane 5 lifted off this morning to deliver telecom satellite Eutelsat-65 West A into its planned transfer orbit. Liftoff of flight VA229 occurred at 05:20 GMT (02:20 local time, 06:20 CET) from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.