Ireland helping ESA’s Hera asteroid mission find its way

The very first sensor to be used by ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence is…

Solar Orbiter: turning pictures into physics

Solar Orbiter’s latest results show that the mission is making the first direct connections between events…

ESA welcomes announcement of next astronauts to the Moon

Yesterday NASA announced the names of the 18 astronauts that will support the Artemis Programme and…

Sea-level monitoring satellite first results surpass expectations

Launched less than three weeks ago, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has not only returned…

Footprint of the solar wind

One of the principal goals of Solar Orbiter is to understand how the Sun is connected…

The Sun’s mysteries

ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission will aim to solve many open questions in solar science: -The Sun’s…

ESA signs contracts for reusable Space Rider up to maiden flight

ESA has given industry the go-ahead to build Space Rider space and ground segments. …

An astronaut’s perspective on searching meteorites in Antarctica

In late 2019, ESA astronaut and geophysicist Alexander Gerst travelled to one of the harshest environments…

One ring to bind them all

Image: One ring to bind them all Click here for original story, One ring…

Stade Toulousain reaches for the stars with Proxima shirt

French rugby team Stade Toulousain unveiled its shirt for the European Rugby Champions Cup 2020-21 this…