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Asteroid experts catch final glimpse of Solar Orbiter
Image: Last night, ESA’s Planetary Defence team observed the rare moment in which an object escaped…
Pine Island Glacier spawns piglets
Video: 00:00:11 As anticipated, Pine Island Glacier, known as PIG for short, in Antarctica has just…
Solar Orbiter launch highlights
Video: 00:01:57 Highlights from the preparation and liftoff of ESA’s Sun-exploring mission Solar Orbiter. Solar Orbiter…
Qarman CubeSat: falling into a fireball
This Wednesday 12 February, ESA’s latest mission will enter the vacuum of space, not aboard a…
ESA's next Sun mission will be shadow-casting pair
After Solar Orbiter, ESA’s next mission observing the Sun will not be one spacecraft but two:…
Solar Orbiter launch replay
Video: 00:00:00 Watch a replay of the launch of Solar Orbiter, ESA’s new Sun-exploring spacecraft, which…
Liftoff for Solar Orbiter, ESA’s mission to face the Sun up close
ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission lifted off on an Atlas V 411 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at…
Solar Orbiter liftoff
Video: 00:00:00 ESA’s new Sun-exploring mission Solar Orbiter lofted to space aboard the US Atlas V…
Solar Orbiter roll out
The US Atlas V 411 rocket with ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft inside rolled out ahead of…