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  1. A European survey reveals 900m galaxies – and possibly secrets of ‘dark universe’.

    The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission to create the largest ever 3D map of the universe has revealed more than 900 million galaxies in its first major data release, together with about 15 000 potential cases of a phenomenon that could help unlock the secrets of the “dark universe”.

    mediafaro.org/article/20261112

    #ESA #Euclid #Astronomy #Science #Europe #Space #DarkUniverse

  2. Europe’s Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid in a planetary defence mission.

    A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago.

    The European Space Agency’s Hera mission is studying how the asteroid Dimorphos’ course was affected following NASA’s 2022 mission to ram it as they explore planetary defence solutions.

    mediafaro.org/article/20261112

    #ESA #Asteroid #Space #EuropeanSpaceAgency #HeraMission #Science

  3. 🚀 SESAR JU and the European Space Agency (ESA) join forces to deliver space-enabled air traffic management! ✈️
    This partnership integrates satellite communications, Galileo, EGNOS, and IRIS² into the Digital European Sky for safer, greener, and more resilient flights.
    Read on AeroBernie: aerobernie.com/2026/11/sesar-j
    #AeroBernie #AvGeek #Aviation #SESAR #ESA

  4. November 10, 2026

    Saturn Behind the Moon
    * Credit & Copyright: Roberto Ortu
    flickr.com/people/194524290@N0
    * Text: Jerry Bonnell

    Explanation:
    Sometimes Saturn disappears. It doesn't really go away, of course -- it just disappears from our view when Earth's Moon moves in front. Such a Saturnian eclipse, more formally called an occultation, was visible in early 2025 along a small swath of Earth -- from Greenland through central Europe and into northern Africa. The featured image is a digital fusion of three images, the first of just Saturn before it disappeared, and then two more of the Moon with different exposure lengths. The images were taken from Sardinia, Italy, after sunset. The bright dot near Saturn is not a moon of Saturn, but rather the star 85 Aquarii, which is further behind Saturn than Saturn is behind the Moon. The next time the Moon moves in front of Saturn, as visible from some place on Earth, will be in 2031.

    science.nasa.gov/image-article

    #space #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #physics #nature #NASA #ESA #education #apod

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