Student teams from all over Europe and Canada have been flocking to enter the Aurora design…
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Europe’s first Moon probe prepares for launch
Europe’s first probe to the Moon, SMART-1, is about to begin a unique journey that will…
Envisat focuses on carbon-rich peat swamp forest fires
Multiple sensors on ESA’s Envisat environmental satellite have been used to peer beneath a vast pall…
ESA to give students hands-on Space experience
28 August will be an important day for ESA: not only will the SMART-1 spacecraft be…
Airbag to keep windsurfer safe on 8000 km voyage
Extreme sports adventurer Raphaëla Le Gouvello is about to windsurf 8000 km across the Pacific Ocean…
SMART-1 – the lunar adventure begins
This is clearly Europe’s time for interplanetary exploration. Having sent the first European mission to Mars,…
Space shows way to renewable energy future
How can we more effectively harness the free and endless energy resources of the Sun, wind…
Student Parabolic Flight
Gravity provides a vital input to our sensory and balance systems. What happens when there is…
Ion drives: Science fiction or science fact?
Science fiction movie fans know that, if you want to travel short distances from your home…
Portrait of a doomed Sea
Earth’s youngest desert is shown in this July MERIS satellite image of the Aral Sea in…