Launched in December 2015, LISA Pathfinder travelled to its operational orbit, 1.5 million km from earth…
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A mysterious ring of microwaves
Fifty years ago, astronomers discovered a mystery. They called it Loop I. Today, we still have…
Air conditioning goes green
The ingenuity of four space engineers has created a zero-emission air-conditioning system that doesn’t pollute our…
Jan Woerner with ESA astronauts
Jan Woerner, ESA Director General, with Luca Parmitano, André Kuipers, Ewald Reinhold, Thomas Reiter, Jean-François Clervoy…
Southern Maine
The Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over southern Maine and part of New Hampshire in the northeast…
Confirmation of the P5.2 Cryogenic Test Bench Development Contract
Ceremonial signature of the ESA-DLR P5.2 Test Bench Contract by Jan Woerner, ESA Director General, and Pascale…
Signature of the PILOTE system contract
Signature of the PILOTE system contract between ESA and Airbus Defence and Space, by David Parker,…
One word: Tradition!
On 31 May, the joint ESA/CNES mission control team gathered in the Main Control Room at…
Journey into sound
Technology image of the week: The Large European Acoustic Facility looks like a giant sound speaker,…
Sound horns in LEAF wall
It looks like a giant version of a sound system, and that is precisely what it…