First metal part 3D printed in space

ESA’s Metal 3D Printer has produced the first metal part ever created in space.  The technology…

Mercury: Lord of the (peak) Rings

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ESA – Mars corona

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has helped solve the mystery of Mars’ escaping water. Scientists have…

Last Vega flight VV24 takes to the skies

The third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, Sentinel-2C, launched aboard the final Vega rocket, flight VV24, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana,…

ESA – Sentinel-2C launch highlights

The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite lifted off on 5 September at 03:50 CEST (4 September 22:50 local…

Sentinel-2C mission control team photo

At ESA’s ESOC mission control centre, in Darmstadt, Germany, every launch is preceded by the pre-launch briefing –…

European carbon dioxide budget for the last three decades

According to recent research, Europe’s net greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by around 25% since the…

Lensed Question Mark Galaxy (NIRCam)

The galaxy cluster MACS-J0417.5-1154 is so massive it is warping the fabric of space-time and distorting…

Vega for ESA: the story

Vega joined the family of launch vehicles at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2012. At…

ESA for Vega: the story

Vega joined the family of launch vehicles at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2012. At…