The European Space Agency’s Maxus 5 sounding rocket mission was successfully launched on 1 April at…
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Splashing down on Titan’s oceans
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is a mysterious place. Its thick atmosphere is rich in organic compounds.…
Searching for habitable planets with Eddington
The scientific community involved in the search for habitable planets will meet in Palermo (Italy) on…
Space in your wardrobe ?
Whether you find yourself in the icy wastes of Antarctica or caught in the midst of…
Columbia Failure investigation technical update
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) continues their work into the investigation of the accident and…
Entries in for design Aurora competition
The entries are now in for the Aurora student design competition: a call to graduate and…
Contract with DLR for Columbus Control Centre
On 31 March at Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich, Germany, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight Mr Jörg Feustel-Büechl…
ESA Studies Missions to Safeguard the Earth
Early on the morning of 30 June 1908, the vast forest of western Siberia was illuminated…
Pasteur to Search for Life on Mars
Are we alone, or is there life beyond Earth? Has life ever existed on Mars? The…