Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Aorounga impact crater in Chad imaged from space by ESA astronaut Tim Peake To source
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ESA celebrates Asteroid Day on 30 June
ESA will be participating in this year’s Asteroid Day , the UN-endorsed global awareness campaign day on the small rocky bodies scattered across space, taking place on Sunday, 30 June. To source
Raikoke spits ash
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captured the unexpected ash plumes of the Raikoke volcano erupting To source
Join our asteroid hunt
Space Science Image of the Week: Spot the trails left by asteroids in archive images from the Hubble Space Telescope To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 17 – 21 June 2019 To source
Lena River Delta
Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-1 captures the largest delta in the Arctic To source
Earth from Space
In this week’s edition, Copernicus Sentinel-1 takes us over the Lena River Delta in Russia To source
Ariane 5’s second launch of 2019
An Ariane 5 has delivered the T-16 and Eutelsat-7C telecom satellites into their planned orbits. To source
Spaceship Concordia
Science for the benefit of space exploration does not only happen off planet. While some studies require the weightless isolation of the International Space Station, another location provides the right conditions for investigating the consequences of spaceflight, and it is right here on Earth. The 2018 crew of Concordia research station in Antarctica recently returned […]
Connecting the dots: nitrogen dioxide over Siberian pipelines
New maps that use information from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite reveal emissions of nitrogen dioxide along a Siberian natural gas pipeline that connects the Urengoy gas field – the second-largest gas field in the world – with Europe. To source
ESA launches new podcast for Beyond mission
What does a space mission sound like? Well, aside from the roaring of engines, the hum of the Space Station and the voices of space to ground, it sounds a bit like ESA’s new podcast, ESA Explores . To source
ESA’s new mission to intercept a comet
‘Comet Interceptor’ has been selected as ESA’s new fast-class mission in its Cosmic Vision Programme. Comprising three spacecraft, it will be the first to visit a truly pristine comet or other interstellar object that is only just starting its journey into the inner Solar System. To source
As above, so below – lunar rescue device tested underwater
With its rocky, sandy terrain and buoyant salt water, the bottom of the ocean floor has more in common with the lunar surface than you might imagine. That is why this week two members of NASA mission NEEMO 23 are testing ESA’s latest prototype to rescue astronauts on the Moon. To source