Eye on the sky

Technology image of the week: This small fisheye camera atop ESA’s technical heart keeps a constant…

FRIPON camera atop ESTEC

Asteroid researcher Kristiane Schmidt and ESA data technician Andrea Toni inspect a camera fixed to the…

Hera’s CubeSat to perform first radar probe of an asteroid

Small enough to be an aircraft carry-on, the Juventas spacecraft nevertheless has big mission goals. Once…

Hera’s CubeSat to perform first radar probe of an asteroid

Small enough to be an aircraft carry-on, the Juventas spacecraft nevertheless has big mission goals. Once…

Swarm helps explain Earth’s magnetic jerks

Our protective magnetic field is always restless, but every now and then something weird happens –…

Preparing for an Earth Observation satellite mission

Developing a space mission is a long process that involves a lot of tests, sometimes in…

Preparing for an Earth Observation satellite mission

Developing a space mission is a long process that involves a lot of tests, sometimes in…

Smart particles

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Undercover agents mimic the behaviour of molecules …

Nanoceria

Down to the microscopic level, nanoparticles show promising properties. A team of experts in Italy has…

Now what?

Some day in the future, an asteroid might be detected heading toward our home planet. What…