Vigil: ESA’s space weather reporter in deep space

Space weather ‘reporter’ Vigil will be the world’s first space weather mission to be permanently positioned…

Earth views from Cupola during Ignis mission

View of Earth as seen by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski inside the seven-windowed cupola, the…

Earth views from Cupola during Ignis mission

View of Earth as seen by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski inside the seven-windowed cupola, the…

Smile passes gruelling set of tests

Science & Exploration 15/07/2025 677 views 10 likes All its parts have been built and put…

Φsat-2 begins science phase for AI Earth images

Applications 15/07/2025 372 views 11 likes Φsat-2, a miniature satellite, has completed its commissioning and has…

Φsat-2 view of Innsbruck, Austria

This true-colour image, showing the city of Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian state of Tyrol,…

Smile in the Large Space Simulator

In June 2025, Smile was put into the Large Space Simulator – Europe’s largest vacuum chamber.…

Testing, testing, testing – Let’s Smile (episode 3)

Smile is a brand-new space mission currently in the making. It will study how Earth responds to…

Smile passes gruelling set of tests

Science & Exploration 15/07/2025 66 views 3 likes All its parts have been built and put…

ESA – Ignis mission highlights

Science & Exploration 15/07/2025 32 views 0 likes After 20 days in space, ESA project astronaut…