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Week in images: 22-26 April 2024
Week in images: 22-26 April 2024 Discover our week through the lens To source
Earth from Space: Seychelles
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Seychelles, an island republic in the western Indian Ocean. To source
First Ariane 6 booster gets lift to launch zone
Image: First Ariane 6 booster gets lift to launch zone To source
Ariane 6 media kit
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ESA opens ideas factory to boost space innovation in Austria
A centre to innovate the design and manufacture of space hardware has today opened in Vienna. Driving commercialisation in space, it is the first of its kind of ESA-backed disruptive innovation centres outside ESA’s own premises. To source
Hera asteroid mission’s side-trip to Mars
ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence will make a swingby of Mars next March, borrowing speed to help reach its target Didymos binary asteroid system. To source
Ariane 6 standing tall
Image: Ariane 6 standing tall To source
Signs of spiders from Mars
No sign of Ziggy Stardust – but ESA’s Mars Express has snapped the telltale traces of ‘spiders’ scattered across the southern polar region of Mars. To source
Virtual tour of ESA’s Test Centre
Image: Virtual tour of ESA’s Test Centre To source
From space to soil
Soil sealing might not be a term that everyone’s familiar with, but its effects are felt far and wide, particularly in urban areas. Recognising the urgencies of addressing soil sealing and its associated challenges, an ESA-funded project, Ulysses, is offering insights into the extent and severity of soil sealing to mitigate soil degradation in the […]
Ariane 6 flies OOV-Cube: Internet of (wild) Things
Europe’s newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions each with a unique objective, destination and team at home, cheering them on. Whether launching new satellites to look back and study Earth, peer out to deep space or test important new technologies in orbit, Ariane 6’s first flight will showcase the versatility and flexibility […]
Hubble celebrates 34th anniversary
In celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of the legendary NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 24 April, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located 3400 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation Perseus. The photogenic nebula is a favourite target of […]