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| Shocking recipe for making killer electrons Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 |
 Take a bunch of fast-moving electrons, place them in orbit and then hit them with the shock waves from a solar storm. What do you get? Killer electrons. That’s the shocking recipe revealed by ESA’s Cluster mission. |
| Bully galaxy rules the neighbourhood Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +0100 |
 In general, galaxies can be thought of as sociable, hanging out in groups and frequently interacting. However, this recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image highlights how some galaxies appear to be hungry loners. |
| Phobos flyby success Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:04:00 +0100 |
 Mars Express encountered Phobos last night, smoothly skimming past at just 67 km, the closest any manmade object has ever approached Mars’ enigmatic moon. The data collected could help unlock the origin of not just Phobos but other ‘second generation’ moons. |
| Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:04:00 +0100 |
 ESA’s Mars Express will skim the surface of Mars’ largest moon Phobos on Wednesday evening. Passing by at an altitude of 67 km, precise radio tracking will allow researchers to peer inside the mysterious moon. |
| ESA chooses three scientific missions for further study Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 |
 Dark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun, have been chosen by ESA as candidates for two medium-class missions to be launched no earlier than 2017. |
