Press Release N° 15–2020 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has officially been assigned to the second operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, launching in spring 2021 from Cape Canaveral, USA, to the International Space Station. To source
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Meet the Experts: Other worlds
Video: 00:04:05 Is there a planet like our Earth out there? Scientists have discovered over 4000 exoplanets, or planets outside of our Solar System, that ESA’s CHEOPS satellite will study in depth. Project scientist Kate Isaak discusses the types of exoplanets discovered and what we can learn from them. Find more episodes in our Meet […]
ExoMars finds new gas signatures in the martian atmosphere
ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted new gas signatures at Mars. These unlock new secrets about the martian atmosphere, and will enable a more accurate determination of whether there is methane, a gas associated with biological or geological activity, at the planet. To source
Week in images: 20-24 July 2020
Discover our week through the lens Discover our week through the lens To source
Earth from Space: Falkland Islands
Video: 00:02:50 This week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme features a radar image of the Falkland Islands, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission .See also Falkland Islands to download the image. To source
Falkland Islands
Image: The Falkland Islands are featured in this radar image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. To source
From Earth to Mars: Rosalind Franklin’s centenary of science
If Rosalind Franklin had had a birthday wish, she probably never would have dreamed of having her name roving on Mars. To source
Matthias Maurer: training for a spacewalk
Video: 00:05:33 ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer has been training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA. In this video, he walks us through training for a spacewalk with NASA colleagues in the 12 m deep Neutral Buoyancy Facility (NBL). Matthias travelled to Houston from Europe with fellow ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet. Thomas has flown […]
Mapping the Oaxaca earthquake from space
On the morning of 23 June 2020, a strong earthquake struck the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The 7.4- magnitude earthquake prompted evacuations in the region, triggered a tsunami warning and damaged thousands of houses. Satellite radar data, from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, are being used to analyse the effects of the earthquake on land. […]
ESA at virtual Farnborough Airshow: how cool is it working in space?
Join former ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli at the virtual Farnborough International Airshow to find out what working in space is really like. At 09:40 BST (10:40 CEST) tomorrow, Paolo will share the story of how he became an astronaut and answer questions from aspiring out-of-this-world explorers. To source
Mars rover revival
Image: ExoMars during environmental tests To source
From Comet NEOWISE to Comet Interceptor
Video: 00:06:01 Discovered in March 2020, Comet NEOWISE became visible to the naked eye in July, gifting observers in the northern hemisphere with the first ‘great comet’ in over 20 years. The comet, which is on an almost parabolic orbit and had its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, in early July, reaches its closest […]
Letting a satellite breathe
Image: Letting a satellite breathe To source