The European Space Agency's (ESA) Milky Way mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than three trillion observations over the past decade. Gaia was launched on ...

Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, with late closeted film star Dirk Bogarde in the news, let’s revisit one of his great roles ...

The $17.8 billion proposal would significantly change the functionality of the empowerment scholarship accounts (ESA) program, reduce child care costs, bolster fire prevention services and more.

Terrifying surveillance video captured the moment the two men approached George “Dirk” Hardison’s front door in Savannah, Ga. on January 11. The suspected intruders were disguised in Amazon ...

The head of the European Space Agency says that ESA is ready for any changes in NASA's direction that may come as a result of the incoming new administration in the United States. ESA Director ...

"I expect Gaia's best results are still to come." Night has fallen for the star-tracking European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft, Gaia. The mission, which has been mapping the Milky Way for the ...

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But Hollywood star Dirk Bogarde could never have guessed that he would fall under suspicion by MI5 who spent six years investigating whether he had been recruited by Russian spies. Newly ...

Actor Dirk Bogarde was warned by MI5 that he could be the target of a gay “entrapment” sting by the KGB, newly-declassified files reveal today. The intelligence documents released to the ...

Slovenia becoming the 23rd member of the European Space Agency (ESA) starting from 2025 was described as a historic moment by the agency's director general Josef Aschbacher as the country marked the ...

ESA can help with living costs if you’re unable to work and support you to get back into work if you’re able to. You may be able to claim ESA if you have epilepsy. This page guides you through the ...