Image: Captured on 19 August 2020, this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows the extent of the smoke from fires currently ablaze in California, US. To source
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Sloshing in space
Image: Sloshing in space To source
Books still matter
We love space books. And we agree with author and blogger Emily Carney when she says, “Throughout the last 60 years of spaceflight, literature chronicling spaceflight history and heritage has dazzled and awed readers, often introducing audiences to the subject.” To source
Ariane 5’s third launch of 2020
Europe’s Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits. There are also four notable updates to the launch vehicle. To source
Week in images: 10-14 August 2020
Week in images: 10-14 August 2020 Discover our week through the lens To source
Salute to the Sun
Image: After four months of darkness, the Sun finally rises on 11 August at Concordia research station in Antarctica. The crew are understandably reverent. ESA-sponsored medical doctor Stijn Thoolen (left) and engineer Wenceslas Marie-Sainte (right) are part of the 12-member crew spending an entire year at Concordia. For nine months they are holding down the […]
Perseid showers captured by ESA’s meteor camera
The LIC1 camera of the Canary Long-Baseline Observatory (CILBO) on Tenerife captured the peak of the 2020 Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, detecting dozens of meteors in a single night. One of the most spectacular annual meteor showers, the Perseids, made of debris from comet Swift-Tuttle, have been observed by sky-watchers for thousands of years. […]
Mauritius oil spill
Image: Satellite images are being used to monitor the oil spill off the coast of Mauritius. To source
Week in images: 03-07 August 2020
Week in images: 03-07 August 2020 Discover our week through the lens To source
ESA’s ‘first’ satellite: COS-B
This weekend sees the 45th anniversary of the launch of Cos-B, the first satellite to be launched under the banner of the newly created European Space Agency, on 9 August 1975. To source
Cluster’s 20 years of studying Earth’s magnetosphere
Despite a nominal lifetime of two years, ESA’s Cluster is now entering its third decade in space. This unique four-spacecraft mission has been revealing the secrets of Earth’s magnetic environment since 2000 and, with 20 years of observations under its belt, is still enabling new discoveries as it explores our planet’s relationship with the Sun. […]
Thomas and Matthias astro chats: space photography
Video: 00:04:35 Join ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Matthias Maurer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, USA. In part four of this video series, the astronauts discuss taking photos on the International Space Station. Though mission details and dates are yet to be confirmed, Thomas and Matthias are the next two European astronauts […]
Satellites provide crucial data on crops during COVID-19
Millions of people around the world face hunger every day, and unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to make the issue of food security even worse. Satellites are helping to alleviate the situation by providing crucial information to monitor crop growth and harvesting from space. To source