By performing a series of real and ‘fake’ flybys, ESA’s Mars Express has revealed how Mars’…
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Galileo launch postponed
Due to unavailability of a downrange tracking station, Arianespace has taken the decision to postpone the…
Watch Galileo launch on night of 3-4 December
The earliest launch date for Europe’s latest Galileo satellites is now during the night of 3-4…
Watch Galileo launch on night of 2-3 December
The launch of Europe’s latest Galileo satellites is now due to take place tonight, very early…
ESA moves forward with your ideas for 11 pioneering missions
You spoke, we listened. Last September, we asked for your ideas for future space missions. Our…
Test tanks fuelled for ESA’s Themis reusable first stage
Recently completed tests of two propellant tanks set a first technological milestone in the ESA reusability…
Cosmic pearl
Image: It can be hard to appreciate that a human-made, football-pitch-sized spacecraft is orbiting 400 km…
Sentinel-6 returning most precise data ever on sea level
Sea-level rise is one of the most immediate consequences of climate change, as highlighted recently through…
Galileo satellites given green light for launch
Europe’s next pair of Galileo satellites have been given a green light for launch. Last Friday’s…