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Laser radar illuminates the way to deep space
This car was not snapped with a camera but scanned by a 3D imaging lidar, the…
Baltic overflight tests ESA’s PARIS receiver
Airborne researchers tested an innovative ESA-developed remote sensing concept. By comparing GPS signals arriving directly from…
Augmented reality promises astronauts instant medical knowhow
A new augmented reality unit developed by ESA can provide just-in-time medical expertise to astronauts. All…
Researchers sought by ESA’s Advanced Concept team
The opportunity has arisen to join ESA’s team designing the future in space. The Agency’s Advanced…
Proba-2 tracks Comet Lovejoy through Sun’s fiery corona
ESA’s Proba-2 micro-satellite joined a flotilla of spacecraft observing deep-frozen Comet Lovejoy’s plunge through the million…
‘Small is beautiful’: Euronews reports on Proba
ESA's smallest satellite series is the subject of a Euronews video report this week.
Star images helping to save Vatican books
Antique books in the Vatican Library are being digitised to preserve them for future generations using…
Leading space technologists converge at ESA’s Technology Innovation Days
Why does Europe’s space industry need to keep on innovating? Astrium’s Chief Technology Officer, Michel Lemoine,…
Gaia spreads its wings
ESA’s Gaia star-mapper has passed a critical test ahead of its launch in 2013: the spacecraft’s…