European Space Agency

European Space Agency

An artist's impression of a planetary system with four planets, around a small red star, called LHS1903 with a large reddish-brown rocky planet with craters is visible in the foreground and three smaller planets: one with blue and white colors, another with blue and brown bands, the third with a rocky surface behind it and in the top right corner of the image, a small but bright red star illuminates the scene, with space dust and distant stars visible in the background, in this illustration released on 12 February 2026. Photo: ESA/Reuters

Astronomers puzzle over 'inside out' planetary system

The system consists of four planets - two rocky and two gaseous - orbiting a relatively small and dim star called a red dwarf about 117 light-years from Earth in the direction of the Lynx...

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Europe's JUICE mission to launch for Jupiter's icy moons

The logo of the European Space Agency (ESA) is seen during the ESA Council at Ministerial level (CM22) at the Grand Palais Ephemere in Paris, France, November 23, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Europe names world's first disabled astronaut