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Earth from space: Gulf of Taranto
In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the…
When CubeSats meet asteroid
ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence, being designed to survey the smallest asteroid ever explored, is…
The heat is on
Europe is in the grip of a heatwave. While weather forecasts provide the temperature of the…
Fire red lines
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image not only features the Woodbury fire and burn scars in Arizona, but…
Proba-2’s predicted view of 2 July eclipse
On 2 July 2019, a total solar eclipse will be visible from the South Pacific, falling…
First taste of space for Spacebus Neo satellite
The thermal vacuum test campaign of the first Spacebus Neo satellite was completed on 25 June. Less…
Perspective view of Aurorae Chaos
This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows Aurorae Chaos, a large area of chaotic terrain located…
A chaos found only on Mars
The cracked, uneven, jumbled landscape seen in this image from ESA’s Mars Express forms an intriguing…
ESA expertise to support Portugal’s launch programme
Portugal is developing the infrastructure for a national spaceport on one of the islands of the Azores…