The key to monitoring Earth’s changing environment and to guaranteeing a consistent stream of satellite data to improve our daily lives is to take the same measurements over the course of decades. But how do you know that measurements from successive satellites, even though identical in build, are like for like? To source
The Moon begins to rise behind the ARADS rover during the 2017 season of field tests in Chile’s Atacama Desert. To source
Human and robotic exploration image of the week: ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst running the Grip experiment To source
“Space was our office yesterday. #EVA51,” said International Space Station astronaut Ricky Arnold on Friday. To source
ESA’s XMM-Newton observatory has discovered the best-ever candidate for a very rare and elusive type of cosmic phenomenon: a medium-weight black hole in the process of tearing apart and feasting on a nearby star. To source
Space Science Image of the Week: Demonstrating that the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer can endure extreme temperatures To source
Next week, ESA will join the international community at UNISPACE+50 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and highlight past and future Agency activities in support of the UN’s space-related actions. To source
Over the past 18 months, ESA and its Member States have gathered in a series of space exploration workshops culminating in a discussion in the ESA Council held in Paris on 13 June 2018. The Council discussed Europe’s ambition to play a leading role in the global exploration of space based on its European Exploration […]