UN recognises 30 June as Asteroid Day

Today, the UN officially proclaimed 30 June – the anniversary of the most momentous asteroid impact…

Electrifying spacecraft propulsion

Neil Wallace, electric propulsion engineer Electric propulsion has been around for a long time –1920s rocket…

Electrifying spacecraft propulsion

Neil Wallace, electric propulsion engineer Electric propulsion has been around for a long time –1920s rocket…

Laser tuning fork

Technology image of the week: What looks like an abstract sculpture is actually the laser equivalent…

Belgian royal visit

HM King Philippe of the Belgians honoured ESA's technical heart with a royal visit on Tuesday…

Belgian royal visit

HM King Philippe of the Belgians honoured ESA's technical heart with a royal visit on Tuesday…

Software at the service of space science

Peter van der Plas, software engineer Each interplanetary mission that ESA flies carries a multitude of…

Software at the service of space science

Peter van der Plas, software engineer Each interplanetary mission that ESA flies carries a multitude of…

Deflecting an asteroid

Euronews reports on a proposed international planetary defence test to be performed by NASA's DART impactor…

Satnav receivers deliver location, location, location for geoscience

Much more capable, accurate and robust versions of the satnav receiver in your smartphone are crucial…