ESA is expanding its bedrest programme that allows researchers to study how human bodies react to living in space – without leaving their bed. To source
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Solar Orbiter boom deployment and first magnetic field measurements
Image: Solar Orbiter boom deployment and first magnetic field measurements To source
Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana
Video: 00:08:18 Europe’s Spaceport lies northeast of South America in French Guiana, an overseas department of France. This location near the equator enables the Ariane, Soyuz and Vega launch vehicles operated at the Spaceport to complete a wide range of missions to any orbit for clients from around the globe. The Spaceport comes under the […]
First Solar Orbiter instrument sends measurements
First measurements by a Solar Orbiter science instrument reached the ground on Thursday 13 February providing a confirmation to the international science teams that the magnetometer on board is in good health following a successful deployment of the spacecraft’s instrument boom. To source
Solar Orbiter braves challenging early days
At 16:00 CET on Thursday, 13 February, the critical first 83 hours of Solar Orbiter’s unique mission to study our star came to an end. To source
Kenneth Harris: From Teen Intern to Engineer
In this image, Kenneth Harris II works in the clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. To source
Spacecraft look back on our cosmic home
Image: A mosaic of spacecraft images of Earth from locations across the Solar System. To source
Earth from space: Bolivian highland heart
Video: 00:00:00 For Valentine’s Day, this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme features a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, capturing a beautiful heart-shaped geographical formation in the dramatic landscape of the southern highlands of Bolivia. See also Bolivian highland heart to download the image. For Valentine’s Day, this week’s edition of the Earth from Space […]
Bolivian highland heart
Image: Bolivian highland heart To source
Spitzer's View of the Tarantula Nebula
This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Tarantula Nebula in three wavelengths of infrared light, each represented by a different color. To source
Paxi on the ISS: Fun facts about the ISS
Video: 00:03:52 Our alien friend Paxi went to visit American astronaut Anne McClain on board the International Space Station. Anne shares some fun facts about the ISS with Paxi. Our alien friend Paxi went to visit American astronaut Anne McClain on board the International Space Station. Anne shares some fun facts about the ISS with […]
The topography of Nilosyrtis Mensae
Image: This colour-coded topographic image shows a region of Mars’ surface named Nilosyrtis Mensae, based on data gathered by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera on 29 September 2019 during orbit 19908. This view is based on a digital terrain model (DTM) of the region, from which the topography of the landscape can be […]
Perspective view of Nilosyrtis Mensae
Image: This image shows a region of Mars’ surface named Nilosyrtis Mensae. It comprises data gathered on 29 September 2019 during orbit 19908. The ground resolution is approximately 15 m/pixel and the images are centred at about 69°E/31°N. This image was created using data from the nadir and colour channels of the High Resolution Stereo […]