NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to […]
Exoplanet
ESA’s Ariel mission moves to construction phase
The preliminary spacecraft design of ESA’s future exoplanet mission Ariel received approval from the ESA review board and passed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with flying colours. This concludes the […]
NASA’s Webb reveals methane, carbon dioxide in atmosphere of K2-18 b, and maybe water
A new investigation with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and […]
ESA: Exoplanet surveyor Ariel passes PDR
Ariel, ESA’s nexgen mission to observe the chemical makeup of distant exoplanets, has passed a major milestone after successfully completing its payload Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The successful completion of […]
NASA’s Webb confirms its first exoplanet
Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is almost […]
NASA has awarded the Launch Services Contract for the Roman Space Telescope to SpaceX
NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch service for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope […]