Video: 00:03:47 In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Andes mountains, in southern Peru, are featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission See also Peruvian Andes to download the image. To source
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Vacancy for the post of ESA Director General
ESA Council approved yesterday the publication of the position of Director General, to succeed Johann-Dietrich Wörner, whose mandate comes to an end in mid-2021. To source
Space agencies join forces to produce global view of COVID-19 impacts
In an unprecedented collaboration, ESA, NASA and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have created a new tool that combines a wealth of data from Earth-observing satellites to monitor the worldwide impacts of COVID-19. This new online platform is now available to the public. To source
More ESA Web TV
ESA Web TV, our one-stop-shop for live events from launches to lectures, is now expanded with a second channel. To source
Decisions from the 290th ESA Council meeting
Press Release N° 12–2020 The ESA Council met today in its 290th session and took some important decisions regarding the Executive’s senior management. To source
ESA listens in on black hole mission
European and Russian specialists recently worked together to catch signals from an astrophysical observatory mission, now mapping X-ray sources in our galaxy and beyond, discovering previously unknown supermassive black holes. To source
Hera and its asteroid target
Image: Hera and its asteroid target To source
SMOS monitoring droughts
Video: 00:03:00 In orbit for more than a decade, ESA’s Earth Explorer satellite SMOS has not only exceeded its planned lifespan, but also surpassed its original scientific goals. Built to demonstrate new technology in space and address gaps in our scientific understanding of how Earth works as a system, this remarkable mission is now also […]
Reddit Ask Us Anything with ESA experts on asteroids: 23 June 16:00 CEST
Reddit Ask Us Anything with ESA experts on asteroids: 23 June 16:00 CEST Reddit Ask Us Anything with ESA experts on asteroids: 23 June 16:00 CEST To source
Name given to asteroid target of ESA’s planetary defence mission
The destination of ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence – a tiny asteroid moonlet – has finally received its official name. After years of informal nicknames and temporary designations, the smaller of the Didymos asteroid pair has been formally christened ‘Dimorphos’ by the International Astronomical Union. To source
Space Station stitch
Image: This panorama of the International Space Station is a wider view of what ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was capturing on camera during the first of a series of historic spacewalks that took place in November 2019. Author, journalist and researcher Lee Brandon-Cremer created this photo by stitching together three images taken by Luca as […]
This is ESA in Czech and Polish
This is ESA in Czech and Polish To source
ESA highlights protection for our planet ahead of Asteroid Day
The United Nations’ International Asteroid Day on 30 June highlights ESA’s expanding efforts to secure our future by understanding and addressing risks posed by near-Earth objects that could impact our planet. To source