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Solar Orbiter operations simulations
ESA’s Solar Orbiter is getting ready for its launch on an Atlas V rocket provided by…
Earth from Space: Lake George
Video: 00:03:07 Ahead of World Wetlands Day, celebrated internationally each year on 2 February, this week’s…
Lake George, Uganda
Image: World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary…
Bars and baby stars
The galaxy depicted in this Picture of the Week is a barred spiral known as NGC 7541, seen here as…
One step closer to prospecting the Moon
The first European device to land on the Moon this decade will be a drill and…
3D-printed block of moondust
Image: The hollow cell structure of this 1.5 tonne block, 3D printed from simulated lunar dust,…
From Antarctica to space: telemedicine at the limit
ESA is working with Argentina to test telemedicine device Tempus Pro in the harsh conditions of…
Cosmic caller goes out with a bang
Image: On 21 January, a foreign body crashed to Earth causing a cascade of bright light…
Solar Orbiter launch to the Sun
ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission takes a closer look at the Sun than any European satellite before.…