Space science image of the week: ESA’s Sun-watching Proba-2 satellite experienced three partial solar eclipses yesterday To source
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Soyuz TMA-16M landing
Replay of Soyuz spaceraft landing in the Kazakh steppe after 10 days in space for ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen To source
Andreas Mogensen lands after a busy mission on Space Station
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Soyuz spacecraft commander Gennady Padalka and Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov landed this morning at 00:51 GMT (02:51 CEST 12 September) in the steppe of Kazakhstan, marking the end of their missions to the International Space Station. To source
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 7-11 September 2015 To source
Hubble Sees a Galactic Sunflower
The arrangement of the spiral arms in the galaxy Messier 63, seen here in an image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, recall the pattern at the center of a sunflower. To source
Supervising two rovers from space
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is proving to be an expert space driver after commanding two rovers from space this week. As part of ESA’s Meteron project, Andreas drove a second, car-sized rover from the International Space Station to repair a mockup lunar base in the Netherlands. To source
A heart full of stars
The Hubble Space Telescope has found a giant galaxy cluster with a huge galaxy at its core that is bursting with new stars To source
Avezzano chequerboard
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 image of agricultural structures in Italy, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source
Galileo launch replay
Full replay of the first part of the launch transmission for Galileo satellites 9 and 10 To source
Galileo taking flight: ten satellites now in orbit
Europe’s own satellite navigation system has come a step nearer to completion today, with Galileo 9 and 10 which lifted off together at 02:08 GMT on 11 September (04:08 CEST; 23:08 local time, 10 September) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, atop a Soyuz launcher. To source
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Kibo-ABC Member Countries' News: Indonesia
Kibo-ABC Member Countries’ News: Indonesia Last Updated: September 11, 2015 Finalists of the Scientific Writing Competition for high school students in Indonesia, “Clinostat Experiment, Space Simulation on Life Science,” are conducting simulated microgravity experiments for the final competition in October The Scientific Writing Competition “Clinostat Experiment, Space Simulation on Life Science” has begun, in cooperation […]
Galileo lifts off – replay
Replay of liftoff of Soyuz ST-B carrying Galileo satellites 9 and 10, at 02:08 GMT, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana To source
Sweeping over the south pole of Mars
An unusual observation by Mars Express shows a sweeping view over the planet’s south polar ice cap and across its ancient, cratered highlands. To source