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Sentinel-1C pre-launch media briefing

Video: 00:56:21 Watch the replay of the Sentinel-1C pre-launch media briefing for detailed information on the mission which will be launched aboard a Vega-C rocket no earlier than 4 December at 18:20 local time (22:20 CET) from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. To source

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ESA awards development contract for NanoMagSat

Today, the ESA awarded a contract to Open Cosmos to design, build, launch and commission the NanoMagSat Scout satellites. This new mission will uphold Europe’s leadership in monitoring Earth’s magnetic field and contribute to applications such as space weather hazard assessment, navigation, directional drilling, and more. To source

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Eclipse-maker: How Proba-3 subtracts the Sun

Hidden in plain sight within the Sun’s glare is the ultra-hot yet ghostly faint solar corona, source of the solar wind and solar storms. The only way to see this key element of the Solar System is either through the remarkable cosmic coincidence that gives rise to total solar eclipses – the fact that the […]

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Sombrero Galaxy dazzles in new Webb image

A new mid-infrared image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features the Sombrero galaxy, also known as Messier 104 (M104). The signature, glowing core seen in visible-light images does not shine, and instead a smooth inner disk is revealed. The sharp resolution of Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) also brings into focus details of the […]

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Final call to apply to the ESA Student Internship Programme

The countdown is on! The 2024 call for applications for ESA’s Student Internship Programme closes on 30 November. This is your moment to take the first step towards an extraordinary career in space. Explore this year’s internship opportunities on our job portal and imagine yourself contributing to the next breakthroughs in space. Craft your profile, […]

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Copernicus Sentinel-1: radar vision for Copernicus

Video: 00:07:25 Meet Copernicus Sentinel-1  – this ground-breaking mission delivers continuous, all-weather, day-and-night imaging for land, ice and maritime monitoring.  Equipped with state-of-the-art C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Sentinel-1 captures high-resolution data around the clock, in any weather, making it indispensable for detecting the subtle changes on Earth’s surface that remain hidden from the human eye. […]

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