25 Years of Human Spaceflight in Europe

2003 is a year for Europe to commemorate a number of “firsts” in human spaceflight. 25…

Flip a Sun’s pole for more dust

Astronomers once thought they understood how the Sun worked. A large ball of gas, generating energy…

Artemis satellite assists emergency services to fight Portuguese fires

Fire fighters tackling the blazes that have ravaged Portugal are doing so with the aid of…

Aurora student design competition finalists

Student teams from all over Europe and Canada have been flocking to enter the Aurora design…

Mapping from Space to safeguard your good looks

High air pollution does more than just irritate your lungs, research confirms it also affects the…

Holiday weather on Mars

ESA’s Mars Express is due to arrive at Mars in December 2003, and its Beagle 2…

Flight 162 delayed

Arianespace today announced a delay in Flight 162, scheduled to launch SMART-1 on the first stage…

Aurora student design competition finalists

Student teams from all over Europe and Canada have been flocking to enter the Aurora design…

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…