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 […]
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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 […]
Past, present and future
Exoplanet pioneer Michel Mayor, one of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics winners, met early career scientists during his recent visit to ESA in Spain To source
Exoplanet zoo
Space Science Image of the Week: More than 200 children imagined diverse extra-solar worlds at ESA’s Open Day To source
Call for Media: Last chance to view Europe’s Solar Orbiter
ESA’s new Sun explorer will leave Europe soon, with final launch preparations starting in November at Cape Canaveral in Florida, US. ESA and Airbus Defence and Space invite members of the media to get a final glimpse of Solar Orbiter on 18 October at IABG’s space test centre in Ottobrunn, near Munich, Germany, before the […]
Magnetic simulation
Space Science Image of the Week: To accurately measure magnetic fields, Solar Orbiter underwent testing in a unique facility To source
Cosmic stability
Tests confirm the Euclid mission has the thermal stability to investigate the dark Universe To source
Comet’s collapsing cliffs and bouncing boulders
Scientists analysing the treasure trove of images taken by ESA’s Rosetta mission have turned up more evidence for curious bouncing boulders and dramatic cliff collapses. To source
Defrosting dunes
Space Science Image of the Week: Bursts of gas from defrosting ice create the dark patches in this martian dune field To source
Night into day
Space Science Image of the Week: Saturn’s shadow draws a line between night and day across its rings To source
Jupiter mission takes first images of destination – from Earth
As part of preparations for the launch of ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, its navigation camera has been given a unique test: imaging its destination from Earth. To source
ExoMars parachute testing continues
As the second ExoMars mission, comprising a rover and surface science platform, progresses towards launch next year, teams continue to troubleshoot the parachute design following an unsuccessful high-altitude drop test last week. To source