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ESA mourns passing of first German cosmonaut
We are sad to learn of the passing German cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn on 21 September in…
Mission Beyond: Luca’s climate message
Astronauts on the International Space Station have a unique and incredible view of Earth. However, they…
Cave to mission control
ESA is developing an application that tells astronauts where they are, keeping track of scientific operations…
Magnetic simulation
Space Science Image of the Week: To accurately measure magnetic fields, Solar Orbiter underwent testing in…
Earth from Space: Clarence Strait
In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over Clarence Strait,…
Clarence Strait, Australia
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Clarence Strait, a narrow body of water in Australia’s…
Not So Dead After All
Many of the best-loved galaxies in the cosmos are remarkably large, close, massive, bright, or beautiful,…
New maps of Earth from reflected satnav, invented at ESA
Your phone or satnav receiver routinely picks up signals from navigation satellites in order to tell…
Science in the cave
The CAVES 2019 team completes science training at the Divaška cave in Slovenia. Inhospitable and hard…