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A year of space selfies
Space Science Image of the Week: BepiColombo’s first year in space, seen through the eyes of one of its selfie cams To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 14 – 18 October 2019 To source
Emerging cracks in the Pine Island Glacier
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites have revealed new cracks, or rifts, in the Pine Island Glacier – one of the primary ice arteries in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The two large rifts were first spotted in early 2019 and have each rapidly grown to approximately 20 km in length. To source
Solar Orbiter at IABG
Image: ESA’s Solar Orbiter at IABG in Ottobrunn, Germany, before it starts its journey to Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. Solar Orbiter will perform a close-up study of our Sun and the Sun-Earth connection to better understand the behaviour of the star on which our lives depend. At its closest point, the spacecraft will operate […]
Solar Orbiter ready to depart Europe
ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission has completed its test campaign in Europe and is now being packed ready for its journey to Cape Canaveral at the end of this month, ahead of launch in February 2020. To source
Solar Orbiter at IABG
Image: ESA’s Solar Orbiter at IABG in Ottobrunn, Germany, before it starts its journey to Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. Solar Orbiter will perform a close-up study of our Sun and the Sun-Earth connection to better understand the behaviour of the star on which our lives depend. At its closest point, the spacecraft will operate […]
Solar Orbiter at IABG
Image: ESA’s Solar Orbiter at IABG in Ottobrunn, Germany, before it starts its journey to Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. Solar Orbiter will perform a close-up study of our Sun and the Sun-Earth connection to better understand the behaviour of the star on which our lives depend. At its closest point, the spacecraft will operate […]
Solar Orbiter at IABG
Image: ESA’s Solar Orbiter at IABG in Ottobrunn, Germany, before it starts its journey to Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. Solar Orbiter will perform a close-up study of our Sun and the Sun-Earth connection to better understand the behaviour of the star on which our lives depend. At its closest point, the spacecraft will operate […]
ESA welcomes Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister
Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister Etienne Schneider paid a special visit to ESA’s astronaut centre in Cologne, Germany today where he expressed commitment to strengthening international collaboration in the field of space resources and innovation alongside ESA Director General Jan Wörner. To source
Facing the Sun
Get to know our Solar Orbiter mission and how it will answer some of the biggest open questions about our star To source
Korean Peninsula
Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-3 takes us over the Korean Peninsula To source
Earth from Space
In this week’s edition, discover the Korean Peninsula with Copernicus Sentinel-3 To source