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Artemis relays first images for Envisat
The first satellite-relayed images from Envisat have been received via the Artemis data-relay spacecraft in geostationary…
European astronomers observe first evaporating planet
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have, for the first time, observed the atmosphere of an…
British schools are using satellites
Now more than 1000 schools have signed up to the broadband educational content provider Espresso Broadband…
ESA’s first deep space ground station opens in Western Australia
The inauguration ceremony for the European Space Agency’s first deep space ground station was held today…
ERS-2 data used in El Niño animation
A vivid animation based on data from ESA’s ERS-2 satellite shows the onset of the recent…
ESA reschedules Soyuz flights
The European Space Agency (ESA) has agreed to six-month postponements of the Soyuz flights by two…
Envisat celebrates first anniversary in space
One year ago, the largest and most sophisticated Earth observation satellite ever built blazed a fiery…
A step closer to safer aviation in Africa
Between 24 and 26 February, a number of trial flights into Dakar using the EGNOS (European…
OK, our next caller is… from Mars!
It is midnight on 1 January 2004 and you want to send a greeting on your…