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ESA-led space propulsion test facility passed to UK owner
The UK’s new National Space Propulsion Facility has been declared open. ESA oversaw the design, assembly…
Earth from Space: Tana River
This week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme features a Copernicus Sentinel-2 false-colour image of the Tana…
Tana River, Kenya
The Tana River, Kenya’s longest river, is featured in this false-colour image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2. …
A galactic powerhouse
This image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3254, observed using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). WFC3…
Last chance for aspiring astronauts
The deadline to submit an application for ESA’s astronaut selection is midnight CEST Friday 18 June,…
No fire in the sky: preventing an astronaut’s worst nightmare
“A risky and dangerous situation,” recalls ESA astronaut Reinhold Ewald of the in-orbit fire he experienced…
Space sustainability rating to shine light on debris problem
There’s a problem brewing overhead. Invisible to the naked eye and relatively unheard of, it threatens…
Ultra-cool test of Jupiter instrument
Video: 00:03:38 An instrument destined for Jupiter orbit undergoes eight days of cryogenic radio-frequency testing using…