Our week through the lens: 10 – 14 December 2018 To source
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Update from ESA Council, December 2018
The ESA Council held its 277th meeting at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt on 12 and 13 December 2018. To source
December comet brings back Rosetta memories
A special visitor is crossing the sky: Comet 46P/Wirtanen, sighted with telescopes and binoculars in recent weeks, is on the way to its closest approach to Earth this weekend, when it might become visible to the naked eye. To source
Earth from Space
In this week’s edition, we explore part of northwest Slovenia with Copernicus Sentinel-2 To source
The Universe of Gaia
A taste of the exciting science that is being performed using data from ESA’s Gaia star surveyor, delving into the formation history of our Milky Way To source
A space playground for the fourth state of matter
A recipe to understand atomic structures: Mix electrically-charged gas in a sealed container with particles so small they would pass through a coffee filter. Perform in the weightless environment of the International Space Station. Adjust voltage to observe how the particles form three-dimensional crystal structures. Start unlocking the physics behind the atoms’ behaviour. To source
New ESA Kids blasts off!
ESA Education office is proud to launch the new and improved ESA Kids website, the online home of our Mascot, Paxi To source
Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station
NASA astronauts Anne McClain (background) and Serena Auñón-Chancellor are pictured inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station. To source
New and improved ESA Kids website
The ESA Education office is proud to launch the new and improved ESA Kids website , the online home of Paxi, the ESA Education mascot. With the new design and organisation, ESA Kids is the one-stop shop for all space-related information, resources, multimedia, and activities for children. The ESA Kids platform has a new look […]
An astronaut returns to Earth
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst will return to Earth alongside NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokopiev on 20 December. After more than six months living and working on the International Space Station, their Soyuz is expected to touch down in Kazakhstan at around 05:06 GMT (06:06 CET). To source
Spirit of Apollo – 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 at the Washington National Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral is seen lit up with space imagery prior to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Spirit of Apollo event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. To source
Smart silicon
Technology image of the week: multiple integrated circuits destined for the brains of Europe’s future space missions To source
Rosetta witnesses birth of baby bow shock around comet
A new study reveals that, contrary to first impressions, Rosetta did detect signs of an infant bow shock at the comet it explored for two years – the first ever seen forming anywhere in the Solar System. To source