Satellite ‘compasses’ open new window on space weather

Researchers have tested a clever new method of monitoring the impact of solar storms on Earth’s…

Proba-V images the Yucatán peninsula

ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite images the verdant Yucatán peninsula, once home to the Maya civilization and the…

Proba-V images the Yucatán peninsula

ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite images the verdant Yucatán peninsula, once home to the Maya civilization and the…

GOCE reveals Antarctic tectonics

The shape curve indexes derived from GOCE gravity gradient measurements have been used to understand the…

GOCE reveals Antarctic tectonics

The shape curve indexes derived from GOCE gravity gradient measurements have been used to understand the…

MetOp-C liftoff

The third MetOp satellite, MetOp-C, was launched on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French…

MetOp-C liftoff

The third MetOp satellite, MetOp-C, was launched on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French…

Orion ESM shipment in Antonov aircraft

On Monday morning 5 November 2018 the first European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft…

Orion ESM shipment in Antonov aircraft

On Monday morning 5 November 2018 the first European Service Module for  NASA’s Orion spacecraft was…

Back of BepiColombo’s solar arrays

On 4 November 2018 the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission was commanded…