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ESA’s Mars Express has captured the cosmic contrast of Terra Cimmeria, a region in the southern highlands of Mars marked by impact craters, water-carved valleys, and sand and dust in numerous chocolate and caramel hues. To source

Ariane 5 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to place the second EDRS satellite in its planned orbit To source

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: The International Space Station transiting the Sun To source

The second satellite to join the constellation that forms the European Data Relay System (EDRS) has been successfully launched. The satellite was launched on board an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 6 August at 21:30 CEST (19:30 UTC). To source

Liftoff of Ariane 5 VA249 planned for today, 6 August, between 21:30 and 23:51 CEST To source

Over two weeks have flown by since ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was launched to the International Space Station for his second six-month stay in orbit. His arrival, alongside NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and Roscosmos Soyuz commander Alexander Skvortsov, boosted the Station’s population to six and the crew has been busy ever since – performing a […]

Space Science Image of the Week: Intriguing detail is visible in this close-up shot of the Sun from ESA’s European Space Astronomy Centre To source

The rapidly changing climate in the Arctic is not only linked to melting glaciers and declining sea ice, but also to thinning ice on lakes. The presence of lake ice can be easily monitored by imaging sensors and standard satellite observations, but now adding to its list of achievements, CryoSat can be used to measure […]

Our week through the lens: 29 July – 2 August 2019 To source

On 25 July, an asteroid the size of a football field flew by Earth, coming within 65 000 km of our planet’s surface during its closest approach – about one fifth of the distance to the Moon. To source

A satellite network that can zoom in on ships at sea and check for oil spills in almost real time has demonstrated its capabilities at a high-level international event in Brussels. To source

Technology image of the week: This compact experiment aimed at boosting space cybersecurity is operating on the International Space Station, using a Raspberry Pi Zero computer To source

Over the last month, massive quantities of the Sargassum seaweed have been washing up on the shores of Mexico, Florida in the US and some Caribbean islands, creating a serious environmental problem and causing havoc for the tourist industry. ESA has been tracking this slimy infestation from space. To source