Video: 00:04:00 As the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives across the globe, Earth-observing satellites take the pulse of our planet from space. While the global lockdown has had a massive impact on daily life and the economy, there have been environmental benefits that are visible from space. How can we preserve these positives when returning […]
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Week in images: 11-15 May 2020
Week in images: 11-15 May 2020 Discover our week through the lens To source
ExoMars rover upgrades and parachute tests
The second ExoMars mission, scheduled for launch to the Red Planet in 2022, is taking advantage of the extra time to upgrade some of the rover’s instruments and get ready for the next parachute high-altitude drop tests. To source
Earth from Space: San Francisco Bay
Video: 00:00:00 In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over San Francisco Bay in the US state of California. See also San Francisco Bay to download the image. To source
San Francisco Bay
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over San Francisco Bay in the US state of California. To source
Magnetic north and the elongating blob
For some years now, scientists have been puzzling over why the north magnetic pole has been making a dash towards Siberia. Thanks, in part, to ESA’s Swarm satellite mission, scientists are now more confident in the theory that tussling magnetic blobs deep below Earth’s surface are at the root of this phenomenon. To source
Sculpted by nature on Mars
Nature is a powerful sculptor – as shown in this image from ESA’s Mars Express, which portrays a heavily scarred, fractured martian landscape. This terrain was formed by intense and prolonged forces that acted upon Mars’ surface for hundreds of millions of years. To source
Live discussion on space for healthcare after COVID-19
Join us on Wednesday 20 May for a live streamed conversation with European experts on how space can help healthcare. To source
Laser-powered rover to explore Moon’s dark shadows
A laser light shone through the dark could power robotic exploration of the most tantalising locations in our Solar System: the permanently-shadowed craters around the Moon’s poles, believed to be rich in water ice and other valuable materials. To source
The discovery of Comet SWAN by solar-watcher SOHO
Currently crossing the skies above Earth, Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) has the potential to become a more prominent naked eye object by late May or early June. Yet it wasn’t discovered by someone looking up at the night sky. Instead, the person was looking at a computer screen. To source
Expedition: Home
Video: 00:03:00 Are you ready to have fun with space at home? Explore Expedition Home, a one-stop shop for space-themed activities designed for kids and parents across three age ranges. To source
BepiColombo keeping an eye on Earth from afar
Image: A sequence of daily images of Earth taken by the BepiColombo spacecraft as it moved away from our planet after its flyby, in the period between 13 April and 5 May 2020. To source
Spacesuit for the ground
Image: Spacesuit for the ground To source