For decades, the Amazon rainforest has quietly absorbed vast quantities of human-generated carbon dioxide, helping to…
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ESA – Up goes Lunar Link
At the Thales Alenia Space cleanroom in Cannes, France, European engineers successfully tested the deployment of…
ESA Director General looks ahead to CM25
On 26 and 27 November, the ESA Ministerial Council will take place in Bremen, Germany. Key…
ESA – Revisiting an unusual spiral
What lies at the heart of this unusual-looking spiral galaxy? The galaxy NGC 4102, featured in this…
ESA – A disruptive neighbour
Though interesting to look at, NGC 1511 is one galaxy you might not want for a neighbour. Seen…
Hurricane Melissa barrels through the Caribbean
This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on 26 October 2025 shows the ‘brightness temperature’…
The Red Spider Nebula, caught by Webb
This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features a cosmic creepy-crawly called NGC 6537 –…
Sentinel-1D encapsulated inside Ariane 6 fairing
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing at Europe’s Spaceport in…
Ariane 6 core stage verticalisation for VA265
Ariane 6’s core stage being verticalised on the mobile gantry for flight VA265, which will carry…
Open Day 2025 in ESA Headquarters, Paris
English: Open Day 2025 in ESA Headquarters, Paris Mission accomplished! On 20 September, ESA’s Headquarters in Paris…