Since Tuesday 28 October, explosive events originating from the Sun have been bathing the Earth and…
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Enormous X-ray solar flare seen by SOHO
The third most powerful solar X-ray flare on record, a remarkable X17.2 category explosion, erupted from…
Cervantes mission concludes with Soyuz TMA-2 landing
ESA astronaut Pedro Duque from Spain landed in the command module of the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft…
Let gravity assist you…
‘Fly-bys’, or ‘gravity assist’ manoeuvres, are now a standard part of spaceflight and are used by…
Nuna II breaks all records in the World Solar Challenge!
The Dutch solar car Nuna II, using ESA space technology, finished first in the World Solar…
Space technology keeps Nuna II ahead of the pack
The Nuon Solar Team look set to beat their own world record for driving a sun-powered…
Integral discovers hidden black holes
Integral, ESA’s powerful gamma-ray space telescope, has discovered what seems to be a new class of…
ESA astronaut flies Cervantes mission to ISS
The Cervantes mission, with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque, and the ISS Expedition 8 crew…
Solar Power Challenge uses Space technology
On 19 October 30 cars will be jostling for position at the start of the 7th…