Watch the replay of the full MSG-4 launch coverage from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 15 July To source
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Chameleon satellite to revolutionise telecom market
Telecom satellites are set to enter a new age, as ESA, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence & Space begin designing the most flexible payload ever. To source
Counting stars with Gaia
This image, based on housekeeping data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, is no ordinary depiction of the heavens. While the image portrays the outline of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, and of its neighbouring Magellanic Clouds, it was obtained in a rather unusual way. To source
My first day at ESA
First blog post by Jan Woerner, on taking up duty as ESA Director General To source
Telescopes focus on target of ESA’s asteroid mission
Telescopes around the globe recently homed in on one point in the sky, observing the paired Didymos asteroids – the target for ESA’s proposed Asteroid Impact Mission. The 800 m-diameter main body is orbited by a 170 m moon, informally dubbed Didymoon. The duo were more favourably placed from March until early June for studies. To […]
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 22-26 June 2015 To source
Full launch coverage
Watch the replay of the full Sentinel-2A launch coverage from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 23 June To source
Sampit, Indonesia
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1A image of the Indonesian island of Borneo, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source
ESA invites ideas to cut space debris creation
Tomorrow’s satellites must evolve – because the space they operate in is changing. New regulations on cutting space debris are influencing satellite design, and ESA is reaching out to satellite builders. To source
ESA heading towards removing space debris
ESA’s goal of removing a derelict satellite from orbit is picking up pace, as a mission design is assembled to be put before European ministers next year for approval. To source
Selfies with Earth
Space Science Image of the Week: Fifteen years ago, XMM-Newton took a series of mesmerising self-portraits with our planet To source
Magnetic Orion
Planck portrays stellar birth and magnetic turbulence in the Orion Molecular Cloud To source
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 27 April – 1 May 2015 To source