There is plenty of science on the boil at the International Space Station – including an experiment literally designed to expand our knowledge of the boiling process. To source
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Defrosting dunes
Space Science Image of the Week: Bursts of gas from defrosting ice create the dark patches in this martian dune field To source
ɸ-week highlights
As ESA’s second ɸ-week has drawn to a close, let’s take a look at some of the highlights To source
Explore with AstroGnat
Meet AstroGnat our new crew member! She’s on a voyage of discovery in space and you too can explore this new AstroGnat collection for kids in the ESA Space Shop. To source
Cheops mission update
Watch a media briefing on our Cheops exoplanet mission Monday 12:15–13:15 CEST live from the European Planetary Science Congress To source
Winning bootcamp ideas at Φ-week
On the sidelines of ESA’s Φ-week, a five-day app-development bootcamp took place where young developers came together to solve big industry challenges using Earth observation data. The teams developed app prototypes, which were tested by a set of users. Those with the best commercial potential were awarded with prizes. To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 9 – 13 September 2019 To source
Baja California
Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-1 takes us over Baja California, in northern Mexico To source
Interstellar 2.0
Astronomers have spotted an object that looks likely to be a very rare visitor from outside our Solar System. If confirmed, this unusual body would be only the second interstellar object ever detected passing through our neighbourhood. To source
Mae Jemison Trains for Her Space Shuttle Flight
Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, participated in crew egress training for Space Shuttle Endeavour’s STS-47 mission during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. To source
Exciting exoplanet
Hubble finds water vapour on habitable-zone exoplanet for the first time, paving the way for future discoveries by the James Webb Space Telescope and the Ariel mission To source
First Earth observation satellite with AI ready for launch
A few months from now will see the launch of the first European satellite to demonstrate how onboard artificial intelligence can improve the efficiency of sending Earth observation data back to Earth. Dubbed ɸ-Sat, or PhiSat, this revolutionary artificial intelligence technology will fly on one of the two CubeSats that make up the FSSCat mission […]
Unexpected periodic flares may shed light on black hole accretion
ESA’s X-ray space telescope XMM-Newton has detected never-before-seen periodic flares of X-ray radiation coming from a distant galaxy that could help explain some enigmatic behaviours of active black holes. To source