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Europe’s Space Rider Figures Out How to Survive the Inferno of Atmospheric Re-Entry

May 7, 2026
Estimated read time 4 min read

ESA’s experimental Space Rider spacecraft is moving closer to launch after passing critical reentry and landing tests. The reusable orbital vehicle, designed to return experiments and cargo from space, could mark Europe’s…

Fireball in the Sky, Small Asteroid Lights Up Siberia

December 6, 2024
Estimated read time 3 min read

A small asteroid, just 27.5 inches wide (70 cm), blazed across the Siberian sky on December 3, creating a spectacular fireball before harmlessly disintegrating in Earth’s atmosphere. The European Space Agency (ESA)…