A new study, based on data from ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatories, sheds new light on a three million light-year long bridge of hot gas linking two galaxy clusters, whose shape is being bent by the mighty activity of a nearby supermassive black hole. To source
Some €10 million is now available for proposals to use space to improve healthcare and distance learning in response to the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to the Italian national delegation to ESA. The funding has quadrupled because of the large quantity of high-quality ideas received. To source
ESA Space Shop has teamed up with LEGO as an exclusive retail partner of its new International Space Station model. The model is available online from Friday 8 May and retails for €69.99. To source
Week in images: 4-8 April 2020 Discover our week through the lens To source
Video: 00:03:33 This week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme features an icy image of Northwest Greenland captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission . See also Northwest Greenland to download the image. To source
Image: Northwest Greenland is featured in this icy image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission. To source
Listen to the sound of BepiColombo’s Earth flyby as captured in five recordings taken by two instruments aboard the Mercury Planetary Orbiter, one of the two orbiters comprising the joint European/Japanese Mercury exploration mission. To source
Astronauts donned gloves on the International Space Station to kick off two European experiments on metals and foams, while preparing spacesuits for future work outside their home in space. To source
With hundreds of satellites launched every year, in-space collisions and the creation of fast-moving fragments of space debris – or ‘space junk’ – are becoming increasingly likely, threatening our continued human and technological presence in space. The Organisation for Econonic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published its first report on the economic cost of space […]
After nearly two months of confinement, it is not only school students who are progressively returning to class. ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer also returned to training at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC ), starting with a slightly unusual robotics refresher. To source
Phytoplankton play a crucial role in ocean biology and climate. Understanding the natural processes that influence phytoplankton primary production, and how they are changing as the planet warms, is vital. A new study, using data from the European Space Agency’s Climate Change Initiative, has produced a 20-year time-series of global primary production in the oceans […]
Image: 3D-printed structure of an X-ray eye To source
Image: 360 degree ISS Experience camera on the Space Station To source