ESA’s XMM-Newton has seen vast clouds of superheated gas, whirling around miniature stars and escaping from…
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Space suit technology
The technology used in space suits to protect astronauts carrying out space walks in direct sunlight…
Night Views of European Seas
The Mediterranean looks better in the dark – at least in the view of an ESA-led…
Scandinavian Peninsula From Space
ESA’s Envisat captured the snow-covered Scandinavian Peninsula on 11 March, 2006. See it at: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMGFTNVGJE_index_0.html
Pacific Height Shows La Ninia
Satellite measurements of a steep difference in sea surface height between the western and eastern tropical…
Satellites study Ocean
Imagine a space tool so revolutionary it can determine the impact of climate change, monitor the…
Stellar Corpses
Tiny stellar ‘corpses’ have been caught blasting surprisingly powerful X-rays and gamma rays across our galaxy…
Giottos brief encounter
Twenty years ago, in the night between 13 and 14 March 1986, ESA�s Giotto spacecraft encountered…
Madagascar from Space
The north-western area of Madagascar the fourth largest island in the world is seen…
GIOVE A transmits loud and clear
After a successful launch on 28 December 2005, GIOVE A began transmitting navigation signals on 12…