On 1 December 2023, at 19:19 CET (18:18 GMT), Ireland’s first satellite EIRSAT-1 launched from Vandenberg Space…
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ESA – Prometheus prototype engine test
Scenes from a 30-second burn with re-ignition of an early prototype of the Prometheus engine at…
Earth from Space: American Samoa
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows us an amazing view of the tropical island of Tutuila, the…
ESA – One cluster or two?
This Hubble Picture of the Week features a massive cluster of brightly glowing galaxies, first identified as…
ESA – Iceberg on the loose
After being grounded on the ocean floor for well over four decades, the largest iceberg in…
Hera asteroid mission’s shaker testing
How could the Hera mission team become certain their asteroid-explorer spacecraft was robust enough to be…
Hera asteroid mission, shaken not stirred
How could the Hera mission team become certain their asteroid-explorer spacecraft was robust enough to be…
ESA – Ariane 6 launch animation
Animation of the first launch of the Ariane 6 rocket with two boosters. Ariane 6 is…
Global Stocktake: how space drives climate action
Almost 200 countries are gathering in Dubai to attend the biggest climate event of the year.…
ESA – Studying the brain
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen poses while performing a experiment aboard the International Space Station. When Andreas shared…