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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 […]

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Luca takes command

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano takes over command of the International Space Station in a ceremony held on 2 October To source

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Asteroid mission on high

Technology image of the week: the logo of ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence aboard the International Space Station To source

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Amery berg

A massive iceberg breaks off the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica, as captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1 To source

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A flock of astronauts

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Nine astronauts on the International Space Station makes for a full house To source

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ESA Impact Q3 2019

ESA Impact Q3 brings you magnificent images of Jupiter and Saturn, 150 million stars and science on board the Space Station. Browse the texts and videos for insights To source

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Full house for space science

Three newcomers and two spacecraft make a full house in space. The population of the International Space Station rose to nine last week while European science focused on bone loss, time perception and routine maintenance. To source

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Parting views

Space Science Image of the Week: One of Rosetta’s final images before touching down on the comet three years ago To source

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