As Europe sleeps, in the early hours of Wednesday 25 September, a small rover in Canada…
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ESA Open Day update
Unfortunately the ESTEC Test Centre will not be accessible to Open Day visitors, due to ongoing…
A new satellite to understand how Earth is losing its cool
Following a rigorous selection process, ESA has selected a new satellite mission to fill in a…
FORUM
ESA’s Earth Explorer FORUM mission will provide new insight into the planet’s radiation budget and how…
Smooth operators: students complete Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Operations Training Course 2019
Spacecraft are complex machines requiring dedicated staff to maintain their operations over the entire duration of…
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,…