First EGNOS signal in space

After several years of initial definition, detailed design, production and deployment activities, the EGNOS (European Geostationary…

Galileo becomes a reality for Europe

The European Space Agency is now able to finalise the conditions for participation in the Galileo…

ESAs new education site goes live

Travelling through space and exploring new worlds fires most young peoples’ imagination. ESA’s new-look education site…

Mysterious ‘Garden-sprinkler’ nebula

There are many mysterious objects seen in the night sky which are not really well understood.…

Distant doctors make their rounds via satellite

ESA telemedicine technology enables specialist physicians to perform detailed patient consultations from hundreds of kilometres away.…

Mars Express Coverge Details

On 2 June at 19:45 CEST (Central European Summer Time, 17.45 GMT/UTC) ESA’s Mars Express satellite…

ESA’s Cluster solved an auroral puzzle

ESA’s four Cluster spacecraft have made a remarkable set of observations that has led to a…

Ambitious goals for the first European mission to Mars

On 2 June 2003, the first European mission to Mars will be launched. It will also…

Telemedicine via Satellite in the Information Society

The European Space Agency is organising a telemedicine symposium, ‘Telemedicine via Satellite in the Information Society’,…

ESA Council Meeting at ministerial level: Paris 27 May 2003

The ninth ESA Council meeting at ministerial level will take place on Tuesday 27 May 2003…