Technology image of the week: This compact radio antenna is designed to help position the two…
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Sign up for mystery America’s Cup of rocket science
You can now register to join the latest Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition, hailed as ‘the America’s…
Hera’s APEX CubeSat will reveal the stuff that asteroids are made of
From Earth asteroids appear as little more than dots in the sky. Europe’s miniature APEX spacecraft…
Eye on the sky
Technology image of the week: This small fisheye camera atop ESA’s technical heart keeps a constant…
Hera’s CubeSat to perform first radar probe of an asteroid
Small enough to be an aircraft carry-on, the Juventas spacecraft nevertheless has big mission goals. Once…
Sign across space
Technology image of the week: Infrared and phosphorescent satellite markers could help future space servicing vehicles…
Earth vs. asteroids: humans strike back
Incoming asteroids have been scarring our home planet for billions of years. This month humankind left…
Mirror, mirror
Technology image of the week: a vintage image of a 121-segment mirror array being installed inside…
Mirror, mirror
Technology image of the week: a vintage image of a 121-segment mirror array being installed inside…
Seeking innovative ideas: space for the oceans
ESA seeks your ideas for applying space technology to Earth-based problems. Through the Open Space Innovation…