Researchers gathered for European Space Weather Week have been presented with the latest results from ESA’s…
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Europe prepares new technologies for future launchers
ESA and the DLR German Space Center fired a Texus rocket 263 km into space on…
‘Star Wars’ laser offers new insight into Earth’s atmosphere
With the need to understand global change one of today’s most pressing scientific challenges, ESA is…
Space agencies leading way to sustainable future
Pioneering space missions helped inspire the worldwide environmental movement, with orbital views of ‘spaceship Earth’ highlighting…
Spinning blood device set to safeguard astronaut health
ESA has begun developing a new blood-testing device for astronauts on the International Space Station. A…
Proba-1 charting Earth’s radiation belts for a decade
ESA’s Proba-1 recently celebrated its tenth birthday in orbit. Kept busy as an Earth-observing mission, the…
Small but agile Proba-1 reaches 10 years in orbit
A good photographer needs agility. So it is with ESA microsatellite Proba-1, which turns in space…
ESTEC Techno-Days to highlight ESA’s technology development
The largest imaging telescope flying in space today is European: Herschel possesses twice Hubble’s observing area.…
Improving oil and gas drilling using space software
Software used to control satellites may one day help people drilling for oil in some of…
The washable wearable antenna
Wearing an antenna is making a splash in the world of search and rescue.