Proba-2, currently under development and due for launch in September 2007, is the second in ESA’s…
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Columbus arrives in Florida
After a journey that started at the weekend, the European Columbus laboratory arrived at NASA’s Kennedy…
World fire maps online
For a decade now, ESA satellites have been continuously surveying fires burning across the Earth’s surface.…
Possible Mars Sites for Life
By mapping minerals on the surface of Mars using the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft,…
Internet Access at Sea
Through a project supported by the European Space Agency, the UK-based company Wired Ocean Ltd can…
View of Monstrous Stars Being Born
Scientists have secured their first look at the birth of monstrous stars that shine 100,000 times…
European Columbus laboratory Ready for delivery
The Columbus laboratory is Europe’s cornerstone contribution to the International Space Station. Final integration has been…
Beijing Sandstorm
The worst sandstorm in five years swept through Beijing, China, covering the city in some 300…
Rivers Under Antarctica
British scientists have discovered rivers the size of the Thames in London flowing hundreds of miles…
Tumbling Neutron Star
Using data from ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory, an international group of astrophysicists discovered that one spinning…