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European and Russian specialists recently worked together to catch signals from an astrophysical observatory mission, now mapping X-ray sources in our galaxy and beyond, discovering previously unknown supermassive black holes. To source

Image: Hera and its asteroid target To source

Video: 00:03:00 In orbit for more than a decade, ESA’s Earth Explorer satellite SMOS has not only exceeded its planned lifespan, but also surpassed its original scientific goals. Built to demonstrate new technology in space and address gaps in our scientific understanding of how Earth works as a system, this remarkable mission is now also […]

Reddit Ask Us Anything with ESA experts on asteroids: 23 June 16:00 CEST Reddit Ask Us Anything with ESA experts on asteroids: 23 June 16:00 CEST To source

The destination of ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence – a tiny asteroid moonlet – has finally received its official name. After years of informal nicknames and temporary designations, the smaller of the Didymos asteroid pair has been formally christened ‘Dimorphos’ by the International Astronomical Union. To source

Image: This panorama of the International Space Station is a wider view of what ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was capturing on camera during the first of a series of historic spacewalks that took place in November 2019. Author, journalist and researcher Lee Brandon-Cremer created this photo by stitching together three images taken by Luca as […]

This is ESA in Czech and Polish To source

The United Nations’ International Asteroid Day on 30 June highlights ESA’s expanding efforts to secure our future by understanding and addressing risks posed by near-Earth objects that could impact our planet. To source

Take part in ESA’s online Global Space Economic Workshop on 3, 9, 16 and 23 July to discover opportunities for industry to work with ESA to fight the COVID-19 crisis. Join the discussion on ESA web TV or ESA Space Economy . To source

A showcase of imagery from the past months for the June Council To source

Week in images: 15-19 June 2020 Discover our week through the lens To source

Commercial flight trials that use satellite-enabled communications to reduce the environmental impact of flying are scheduled to commence once normal traffic levels resume. To source

Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. To source