An ESA-supported effort put an intelligent road up in Finnish Lapland through its paces, assessing its…
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Muscles, metals, bubbles and rotifers – a month of European science in space
The month of December comes with holidays for many, but for the International Space Station and…
Madrid snowbound
Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of Madrid in Spain appears to have been taken in black…
Pool preps
Image: Prepping for a spacewalk typically means diving underwater to rehearse and fine-tune operations. In 2016,…
Ariane 6 launch complex – December 2020
Tour the Ariane 6 launch complex at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana Click…
Energy from solar wind favours the north
Using information from ESA’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have made a discovery about how energy generated…
Space weather could be worse in the north
The constant flow of material – the solar wind – intensifies after a solar flare or…
A galaxy to take your breath away
The galaxy NGC 6946 is nothing short of spectacular. In the last century alone, NGC 6946…
European Gateway module to be built in France as Thomas Pesquet readies for second spaceflight
ESA signed a contract today with Thales Alenia Space to start building the European module for…