This timelapse video shows the preparations for the launch of ESA’s Cheops, the Characterising Exoplanet Satellite,…
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Intense ‘Beyond’ mission for Luca
Video: 00:04:30 Italian ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will return to Earth 6 February 2020, following his…
Ariane 6 launch complex – January 2020
Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is almost ready for Ariane 6. Take a tour of the…
Sentinel-6 satellite renamed in honour of renowned US scientist
ESA, NASA, the European Commission, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and…
Paint it black: Stone Age sunscreen for Solar Orbiter
How do you dress on a hot day? Knowing that Solar Orbiter will venture closer to…
Shielding Solar Orbiter from the Sun
ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft will venture just 42 million km from the Sun – about as…
Solar Orbiter – the Sun close-up
Video: 00:03:20 ESA’s mission to the Sun, Solar Orbiter, is due for launch on an Atlas…
CryoSat sheds new light on Antarctica’s biggest glacier
Ice loss from Pine Island Glacier has contributed more to sea-level rise over the past four…
Cosmic records
Image: ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano (middle) and NASA astronaut Drew Morgan (left) work on get-ahead tasks…
Solar Orbiter launch media kit
Solar Orbiter launch media kit Click here for original story, Solar Orbiter launch…