If you have a smart idea for a novel application using Europe's Galileo satnav system, here’s…
Author: ESA Space Engineering & Technology
Earth? An app for that
Access imagery from ESA's Earth-watching Proba-V minisatellite with a new app available from Google Play and…
Gaming the system
Technology image of the week: Clean Space's new board game helps educate engineers about the environmental…
Simulated satellites: a promising tool for mission development
Increased use of virtual models and simulations early in a space mission’s development could deliver greater…
Tiny CubeSat tracks worldwide air traffic
Since its launch six months ago, a satellite small enough to fit in an airline passenger’s…
Volcano island
Technology image of the week: Hawaii, home to Earth's largest volcano, as imaged by Proba-V, among…
Shrinking satellites
ESA is increasingly making use of miniaturised CubeSats for technology testing - a video guide to…
Help keep heat on Mars Express through data mining
Mars Express has been orbiting the Red Planet for 12 years. While its controllers know the…
Spikes of silence
Technology image of the week: this spiky foam absorbs sound as well as radio waves, helping…
Card-thick space antenna
A whole new kind of large space antenna has been tested in realistic space conditions. This…