ESA’s second microsatellite, Proba-2, is under development for a launch early in 2006. Like Proba-1, in…
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SMART-1 satellite ready for lift-off
Follow the SMART-1 launch from an ESA or Arianespace establishment. During the night of Saturday 27/Sunday…
Mediterranean hot flush detected after scorching summer
The record-breaking long hot summer heated Europe’s seas as well as the land. Results returned from…
SMART-1: the first spacecraft of the future
A very efficient engine, plenty of room for instruments, accurate performance, good price. All these features…
Another GPS system (Yawn)
Europe and China share a common interest in cooperating to bring the benefits of satellite navigation…
The ESA Launchers Kids’ Quiz now available
The ESA Launchers Kids’ Quiz is now available in 11 European languages at: http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/gamekids/index.html More on…
Gamma-ray bursts: are we safe?
For a few seconds every day, Earth is bombarded by gamma rays created by cataclysmic explosions…
Burning oil cloud above northern Iraq
A burning oil pipeline in northern Iraq produced an immense cloud of black smoke that stretched…
Iinfrared Astronomy is a hot topic
ESA’s Herschel spacecraft will collect infrared radiation from some of the coldest and most distant objects…
Pay-as-you-go motoring just around the corner
Death and taxes may be unavoidable, but road tolls and car insurance could be made fairer…