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Old Earth-Observing Satellite ERS-2 Breaks Apart Over Pacific

Learn about the retirement and reentry of the ERS-2 satellite, highlighting responsible space practices.

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5,000-pound European satellite burns up over Pacific Ocean after 30 years in orbit

Europe's ERS-2 climate satellite has burnt up over the Pacific Ocean in an uncontrolled reentry after 30 years in orbit. No damage from falling debris has been reported.

LiveScience

Bus-sized European satellite crashes to Earth over Pacific Ocean

The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite fell to Earth on Wednesday (Feb. 21), bringing an end to its nearly 30-year life in space.

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When will the 'grandfather satellite' fall to Earth? Space debris to make 'uncontrolled' plunge

The ERS-2 satellite is returning to Earth after almost 29 years in space

Evening Standard

See the sun's surface rage as solar maximum approaches (photo)

Photos by the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter probe show activity ramping up on the sun's surface as it approaches solar maximum this year.

Space

Uncontrolled European satellite falls to Earth after 30 years in orbit

ERS-2 breaks up into pieces and plummets into the ocean after reentering Earth’s atmosphere

The Guardian - UK

European satellite set for fiery tumble into Earth's atmosphere

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) European Remote Sensing 2 (ERS-2) satellite will take an uncontrolled, fiery plunge into the atmosphere sometime on Wednesday.

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A dead satellite crashed back to Earth. No worries, it landed in the Pacific

The one-in-a-billion chance it could have hit somebody on the head didn't become a reality, as the European satellite reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii.

WEKU

South Pole Telescope has a 'treasure map' to the secrets of dark matter

A new camera on the South Pole Telescope has used the Cosmic Microwave Background as a celestial treasure map that could lead to the secrets of dark matter.

Space

Big, doomed satellite seen from space as it tumbles towards a fiery reentry on Feb. 21 (photos)

Non-Earth imaging company HEO Robotics captured breathtaking images of ESA's ERS-2 satellite as it tumbles towards an atmospheric reentry on Feb. 21.

Space

New ESA boss vows to cut red tape on health checks for firies

Wayne Phillips was a frontline firefighter for 32 years

The Canberra Times

City police station, possible new HQ for ESA in infrastructure plan

The ACT government has published an infrastructure update.

The Canberra Times

‘Cosmic time machines’: how space telescopes transformed our ability to understand the universe

The launch of Hubble in 1990 marked a turning point in our quest to unravel the mysteries of deep space

The Guardian - UK

Big, dead European satellite will crash back to Earth this month

The European Space Agency's defunct ERS-2 spacecraft will fall into Earth's atmosphere in a week or so, in a death dive that its handlers will monitor carefully.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots a cosmic 'tug of war' between galaxies that could lead to a collision (image)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a cosmic 'tug of war' between two galaxies that have lasted for tens of millions of years and could end in a collision.

Space

A monster black hole is throwing a galaxy-size tantrum

The XMM Newton space telescope has seen a feeding supermassive black hole as it throws a major tantrum, "flipping over the table" and preventing its parent galaxy from birthing new stars.

Space

Lava from Iceland volcano spied from space (satellite photo)

Solidified lava surrounds the small Icelandic town of Grindavík in a new photo from the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2, following recent volcanic eruptions.

Space

Private Cygnus cargo ship arrives at the ISS carrying 8,200 pounds of cargo

Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday morning (Feb. 1) captured by the space station's robotic arm.

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James Webb Space Telescope observes 19 intricate galaxy structures in stunning detail (images)

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the glowing gas and dust patterns of 19 spiral galaxies in stunning detail, aiming to uncover the origins of these intricate structures.

Space

1st gravitational wave detector in space 'LISA' will hunt for ripples in spacetime

The triple-spacecraft gravitational wave detector, named LISA, has received the go-ahead to become the first mission to detect spacetime ripples from space.

Space

ISS astronaut controls Bert the dog-like robot on Earth during simulated Mars mission

Walking robots might populate Mars one day, but first they need some practice on Earth. Dog-like robot Bert explored an alien-like terrain with an ISS astronaut at the controls.

The Canberra Times

Tuggeranong Parkway northbound lanes re-opened after multi-car crash

No one has been injured

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ESA and NASA join forces for groundbreaking Venus exploration mission

The European Space Agency and NASA are teaming up for two exciting missions, including one to explore Venus in detail and uncover its secrets, and another ...

Space

SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut launch date in late February hinges on private moon shot

Four astronauts are set to fly aboard SpaceX to the International Space Station no earlier than late February, NASA officials announced. They will be in space for half a year.

Evening Standard

European Space Agency will make you a custom spacesuit as part of Starfield competition

The competition is run by the ESA, Xbox and Starfield – but don't expect the suit to be space-worthy

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