ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission has completed its test campaign in Europe and is now being packed ready for its journey to Cape Canaveral at the end of this month, ahead of launch in February 2020. To source
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ESA welcomes Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister
Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister Etienne Schneider paid a special visit to ESA’s astronaut centre in Cologne, Germany today where he expressed commitment to strengthening international collaboration in the field of space resources and innovation alongside ESA Director General Jan Wörner. To source
Facing the Sun
Get to know our Solar Orbiter mission and how it will answer some of the biggest open questions about our star To source
Korean Peninsula
Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-3 takes us over the Korean Peninsula To source
Earth from Space
In this week’s edition, discover the Korean Peninsula with Copernicus Sentinel-3 To source
Ice shelf Getz smaller
Using images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, this animation shows the B47 iceberg breaking off from the Getz Ice Shelf in West Antarctica To source
AstroPlant green light
Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Latest citizen science kit gets green light To source
ExoMars parachute progress
Positive steps towards solving the problems discovered with the ExoMars mission parachutes have been taken in the last month to keep on track for the July-August 2020 launch window. To source
Striking find
Space Science Image of the Week: Citizen scientist spots asteroid in Hubble image of Crab Nebula To source
Let's talk space
ESA Web TV reports on our ‘next space generation’ Space Talk where students gave their opinion on future space activities To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 07 – 11 October 2019 To source
Earth from Space
In this edition, we explore two saline lakes in East Africa with Copernicus Sentinel-2 To source
Lake Natron
Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over two saline lakes in East Africa To source