ESA sets clock by distant spinning stars

ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands has begun running a pulsar-based clock. The ‘PulChron’ system measures…

ESA sets clock by distant spinning stars

ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands has begun running a pulsar-based clock. The ‘PulChron’ system measures…

Mission accomplished for ESA’s butane-propelled CubeSat

The cereal-box sized GomX-4B – ESA’s biggest small CubeSat yet flown – has completed its mission…

Mission accomplished for ESA’s butane-propelled CubeSat

The cereal-box sized GomX-4B – ESA’s biggest small CubeSat yet flown – has completed its mission…

ESA’s e.Deorbit debris removal mission reborn as servicing vehicle

ESA’s proposed e.Deorbit mission to take down a derelict satellite is being reborn in a wider…

ESA’s e.Deorbit debris removal mission reborn as servicing vehicle

ESA’s proposed e.Deorbit mission to take down a derelict satellite is being reborn in a wider…

Water recycling for monks and astronauts awarded Dutch innovation prize

For over 25 years ESA has been working on an endless waste-recycling system to provide a…

Water recycling for monks and astronauts awarded Dutch innovation prize

For over 25 years ESA has been working on an endless waste-recycling system to provide a…

Where missions start

Technology image of the week: ESA’s Concurrent Design Facility, the cradle of future space missions, is…

Self-driving rovers tested in Mars-like Morocco

Robots invaded the Sahara Desert for Europe’s largest rover field test, taking place in a Mars-like…