Despite a nominal lifetime of two years, ESA’s Cluster is now entering its third decade in…
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Thomas and Matthias astro chats: space photography
Join ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Matthias Maurer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas,…
Satellites provide crucial data on crops during COVID-19
Millions of people around the world face hunger every day, and unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is…
Weightless action on the Space Station – power, bones and bubbles
European science progressed at a slower pace on the International Space Station in the past month.…
Discovering new penguin colonies from space
Satellite images have revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than…
Rock composition in Ius Chasma canyon
The image taken on 5 May 2020 shows a part of the floor of the Ius…
Argyre impact basin after spring equinox
This image of the Argyre impact basin in the southern highlands of Mars was taken on…
First laser detection of space debris in daylight
Lasers on Earth are used to measure the position of space debris high above, providing crucial…
Leaf-like structures in Antoniadi impact crater
This image, captured on 25 March 2020, shows the bottom of the 400 km in diameter…
Dune fields in Mars' Green Crater
The image, taken on 27 April 2020 and centred at 52.3°S, 351.8°E, shows part of an…