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The analysis of data collected by the XMM-Newton X-ray telescope allowed the researchers to detect a deceptively “quiet” black hole. Its latent activity affects star formation processes throughout the galaxy. How black holes affect their galaxies At the center of almost every large galaxy is a supermassive black hole, whose powerful gravity draws in gas […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has postponed the first launch of the Ariane 6 rocket. This means that Europe still does not have independent access to Earth orbit. Ariane 6 is a European heavy launch vehicle that still cannot replace Ariane 5, which made its last (117th) flight a few weeks ago. COVID-19 and difficulties […]
A probe from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) called Solar Orbiter (launched in 2020) took unique images of the sun from the nearest distance. The photos taken on March 7, when the spacecraft was at an equal distance from both Earth and our star — 75 […]
Meeting in Paris on 16-17 March, the Governing Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) assessed the situation caused by the war in Ukraine and decided to suspend cooperation with the Russian space agency Roscosmos under the ExoMars program. “As an intergovernmental organization authorized to develop and implement space programs in full compliance with European […]