A piece of Mars itself – that came to Earth after an asteroid or comet struck the Martian surface – has been used to calibrate a camera soon to be launched to the Red Planet To source
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Upside-down 3D-printed skin and bone, for humans to Mars
3D printing human tissue could help keep astronauts healthy all the way to Mars. An ESA project has produced its first bioprinted skin and bone samples. To source
Preparing science Beyond Earth
The next astronauts to join the International Space Station are on their marks for their launch to Earth’s orbit on 20 July, a date that also commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. To source
ESAIL undergoes its final preparations for launch
The ESAIL microsatellite developed under ESA’s programme for tracking ships at sea is going through its final tests ahead of launch. To source
Serendipity
Space Science Image of the Week: While observing the sky in X-rays, ESA’s XMM-Newton spots thousands of serendipitous sources To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 1 – 5 July 2019 To source
Pioneer satellites launched
The latest ESA Partnership Projects mission has launched two tiny supercomputing nanosatellites aboard a Soyuz rocket from Vostochny in Russia. To source
Irminger Sea ice swirl
Earth observation image of the week: the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over fragments of swirling sea ice off the coast of Greenland To source
Earth from Space
In this week’s edition, explore a swirl of sea ice off the east coast of Greenland with Copernicus Sentinel-2 To source
Jumping space robot ‘flies’ like a spacecraft
Astronauts on the Moon found themselves hopping around, rather than simply walking. Switzerland’s SpaceBok planetary exploration robot has followed their example, launching all four legs off the ground during tests at ESA’s technical heart. To source
Dust storms swirl at the north pole of Mars
ESA’s Mars Express has been keeping an eye on local and regional dust storms brewing at the north pole of the Red Planet over the last month, watching as they disperse towards the equator. To source
ESA’s wandering eye
Discover the 1-m telescope on the volcanic island of Tenerife, Spain, providing crucial information on space debris and risky asteroids To source
Total eclipse
Impressions of the total solar eclipse from Earth and space To source