Some €10 million is now available for proposals to use space to improve healthcare and distance learning in response to the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to the Italian national delegation to ESA. The funding has quadrupled because of the large quantity of high-quality ideas received. To source
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Build your own LEGO Space Station
ESA Space Shop has teamed up with LEGO as an exclusive retail partner of its new International Space Station model. The model is available online from Friday 8 May and retails for €69.99. To source
Week in images: 4-8 April 2020
Week in images: 4-8 April 2020 Discover our week through the lens To source
Earth from Space: Northwest Greenland
Video: 00:03:33 This week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme features an icy image of Northwest Greenland captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission . See also Northwest Greenland to download the image. To source
Northwest Greenland
Image: Northwest Greenland is featured in this icy image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission. To source
Space age for metals, foams and the living
Astronauts donned gloves on the International Space Station to kick off two European experiments on metals and foams, while preparing spacesuits for future work outside their home in space. To source
The cost of space debris
With hundreds of satellites launched every year, in-space collisions and the creation of fast-moving fragments of space debris – or ‘space junk’ – are becoming increasingly likely, threatening our continued human and technological presence in space. The Organisation for Econonic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published its first report on the economic cost of space […]
Ready, set, go for COVID-conscious astronaut training
After nearly two months of confinement, it is not only school students who are progressively returning to class. ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer also returned to training at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC ), starting with a slightly unusual robotics refresher. To source
Shedding light on the ocean’s living carbon pump
Phytoplankton play a crucial role in ocean biology and climate. Understanding the natural processes that influence phytoplankton primary production, and how they are changing as the planet warms, is vital. A new study, using data from the European Space Agency’s Climate Change Initiative, has produced a 20-year time-series of global primary production in the oceans […]
3D-printed structure of an X-ray eye
Image: 3D-printed structure of an X-ray eye To source
Spider eyes in space
Image: 360 degree ISS Experience camera on the Space Station To source
Ultrasound for space offers remote diagnosis to patients on Earth
Radiologists are investigating people’s medical conditions and pregnancies remotely thanks to an ESA-backed robotic technology. The set-up enables medics to care for some patients at a distance during the coronavirus pandemic. To source
Climate care: remote life, better life?
Video: 00:58:51 Replay of a live streamed conversation on 4 May 2020, with European experts on caring for the planet, following the drop in gas emissions due to coronavirus containment measures. Environmental pollution has fallen significantly since governments across Europe implemented stay-at-home policies. Nitrogen dioxide levels in some European capitals have more than halved. Guests […]