Planet Hunters: ESA's New and Future Exoplanet Missions
By European Space Agency (ESA) December 15, 2021 ... Cheops, was launched in December 2019 and is observing bright stars known to host exoplanets, ...
About 70 million years ago, a wee ostrich-like dinosaur wriggled inside its egg, putting itself into the best position to hatch. But that moment never came; the embryo, dubbed "Baby Yingliang," died and remained in its egg for tens of millions of years, until researchers found its fossilized remains in China.
The winter solstice of 2021 occurs today (Dec. 21), marking the official beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and it brings good news: From tomorrow on, days will start getting longer again, taking us out of the darkness as we slowly head towards spring.