The Sun’s recent activity has caught the interest of scientists and space weather forecasters worldwide, highlighting the need to keep a watchful eye on our star and its awesome power. To source
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500 new European companies from space
Thousands of new jobs and boosted local economies are the direct results from ESA’s investment in young companies through its business incubators, which have now fostered more than 500 start-ups that adapt space technology and satellite services for use on Earth. To source
Travel app wins top prize at App Camp
An app that uses satellite imagery to give flight travellers an interactive, bird’s-eye view of their routes took the top prize at this year’s Space App Camp at ESA’s centre in Frascati, Italy. To source
Join us for #Sentinel5P launch
Are you passionate about our planet and interested in how satellites help to improve everyday lives and do you share your passion via social media? Then ESA’s next SocialSpace event is for you. To source
Vita
Video: highlights of a month in space on Paolo Nespoli’s third mission To source
Herschel moments
Space Science Image of the Week: Share your favourite memory of the Herschel space observatory as we celebrate the legacy of this extraordinary mission To source
Week in Images
Our week through the lens: 11-15 September 2017 To source
Parting views
Cassini’s last look around Saturn’s neighbourhood before concluding its 13-year journey of discovery To source
App Camp wrap-up
Follow the presentation of projects from this year’s Space App Camp via live webstream at 08:30–13:00 CEST on 18 September To source
Cassini concludes pioneering mission at Saturn
The international Cassini mission has concluded its remarkable exploration of the Saturnian system in spectacular style, by plunging into the gas planet’s atmosphere. To source
Galileos set to fly on Ariane 6
Four of the latest set of Galileo navigation satellites will be launched on Ariane 6 rockets – ESA’s first contract to use Europe’s new vehicle. To source
Earth through different eyes
In the 1960s, photographs of Earth taken by the first astronauts captured the imaginations of people across the world. The pictures not only became icons for space exploration, but also the fragility of our planet. But astronauts were not the only ones with their eyes on Earth. To source
Syracuse
Earth observation image of the week: the southeastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source