At its 105th meeting, ESA’s Science Programme Committee (SPC) has made important decisions concerning the Cosmic…
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Are you ready for Mars?
ESA’s Mars Express probe is scheduled to arrive at Mars at Christmas: the Beagle 2 lander…
The biggest solar X-ray flare ever is classified as X28
It has been announced that the massive solar X-ray flare which occurred on 4 November was,…
Next ISS flight named DELTA
The Dutch Ministers of Economical Affairs and of Education, Culture and Science have announced the mission…
Searching for planets with life
This animation shows how ESA plans to search for Earth-like planets in other solar systems, with…
ESA signs up for two Foton flights
A procurement order for two unmanned Foton capsule flights was recently (21 October) signed at the…
Satellites to help safeguard gorilla habitats
A project to employ Earth Observation products to help protect endangered mountain gorillas has moved forward…
Kon-Tiki adventure in space age style
Assisted by ESA technology, Frenchwoman Raphaëla le Gouvello has completed a remarkable odyssey a single-handed…
Near-real time ozone forecasting
Stratospheric data supplied by Envisat is the basis for a near-real time global ozone forecasting service…
Space medicine – students meet the experts
A long duration mission onboard the International Space Station or a future visit to Mars, could…