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Join the #AuroraHunters

It’s difficult to comprehend the size and sheer power of our Sun, a churning ball of hot gas 4.6 billion years old and 1.3 million times larger than Earth, which emits solar wind — the constant stream of electrons, protons and atomic particles — and routinely lashes out with Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), outbursts of […]

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What is Space19+?

ESA Web TV talks with DG Jan Wörner to learn more about ‘Space19+’, ESA’s next Ministerial Council, and its benefits for citizens To source

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The one that got away

Operations image of the week: High above the majestic ‘Dirdle Door’ rock formation in Dorset, comet 46P/Wirtanen hurries by – an alien rock formation once destined to be visited by ESA’s Rosetta mission To source

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How much do we think we know about space?

Europeans are undeniably interested in space activities, and the idea of pooling resources between European countries is considered important unanimously by European citizens: just two of the fascinating findings from a recent survey of public perceptions of issues related to space. To source

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Spatial senses

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano trains for a spacewalk for his upcoming Beyond mission To source

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