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Kliuchevskoi Volcano from Space
At 4835 metres high, the snow-dusted peak of the Kliuchevskoi volcano casts a clear shadow in…
Satellites see Solar Wind
A flotilla of space-weather satellites ESA’s Cluster and NASA’s ACE and Wind – observed for…
Supernova rate for Milky Way
Using ESA’s Integral observatory, an international team of researchers has been able to confirm the production…
Satellites used in Mining
International engineering firm AMEC is working with ESA to improve monitoring of ground subsidence linked to…
SMART-1 new imaging technique in lunar orbit
ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft has been surveying the Moon’s surface in visible and near-infrared light using a…
Killer Electrons
ESA’s Cluster mission has revealed a new creation mechanism of ‘killer electrons’ – highly energetic electrons…
Evidence found for Beagle 2 location
The news that Beagle 2 may have been spotted on the surface of Mars in the…
Mission to Mars via Antarctica
A few weeks before leaving for the Antarctic Concordia Station, the Italian-French crew that will spend…
Vegas Zefiro 9 engine
Flames, smoke and a deafening noise accompanied the first firing test of Vega’s Zefiro 9 third-stage…