Tag: ESA

Space – First high-altitude drop test success for ExoMars parachute (ESA)

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence After several weeks of bad weather and strong winds, the latest pair of high-altitude drop tests of the ExoMars parachutes...

Earth from Space – North Frisian Islands (ESA)

Part of the Frisian Islands, a low-lying archipelago just off the coast of northern Europe, is visible in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2...

Observing the Earth – Canada–US heatwave (ESA)

While heatwaves are quite common during the summer months, the scorching heatwave hitting parts of western Canada and the US has been particularly devastating...

Space – Webb passes key launch clearance review (ESA)

The international James Webb Space Telescope has passed the final mission analysis review for its launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport...

Space – Satellites launched to boost connectivity and create jobs (ESA)

Three more nano-satellites have been launched as part of ESA’s efforts to boost the European space industry, fostering innovation and creating jobs. ESA - Satellites...

Space – Power on: new solar arrays installed over three spacewalks (ESA)

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough performed three spacewalks in the span of 10 days to install two new solar arrays...

Space – Eye of ESA’s asteroid mission (ESA)

This is the main camera that ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence will be relying on to explore and manoeuvre around the Didymos asteroid...

Space – CubeSat will sift asteroid secrets from reflected sunshine (ESA)

As ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence probes the Didymos twin asteroid system, it will be joined by a pioneering pair of breadbox-sized ‘CubeSats’. Juventas will...

Space – Reprogrammable satellite shipped to launch site (ESA)

An advanced telecommunications satellite that can be completely repurposed in orbit has arrived at its launch site of Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. ESA -...

Space – Orphan cloud discovered in galaxy cluster (ESA)

New observations made with ESA’s X-ray XMM Newton telescope have revealed an “orphan cloud” – an isolated cloud in a galaxy cluster that is...

Space – Unique exoplanet photobombs Cheops study of nearby star system (ESA)

While exploring two exoplanets in a bright nearby star system, ESA’s exoplanet-hunting Cheops satellite has unexpectedly spotted the system’s third known planet crossing the...

Space – Unique use of ESA spacecraft ‘housekeeping’ data reveals cosmic ray behaviour (ESA)

Using data originally gathered for spacecraft ‘housekeeping’ aboard ESA’s Rosetta and Mars Express missions, scientists have revealed how intense bursts of high-energy radiation, known as cosmic rays, behave...

Space – European system speeds data flow with 50 000 links (ESA)

Valuable data is flowing rapidly from Earth observing satellites back to the planet, thanks to the most sophisticated laser communication network ever built. ESA -...

Space/Sea Level Monitoring – New sea-level monitoring satellite goes live (ESA)

Following liftoff last November and more than six months spent carefully calibrating the most advanced mission dedicated to measuring sea-level rise, Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael...

Space – ESA-led space propulsion test facility passed to UK owner (ESA)

UK Science Minister Amanda Solloway formally opened the National Space Propulsion Facility, which is based at Westcott Venture Park in Buckinghamshire, a historic centre...

Space – Space sustainability rating to shine light on debris problem (ESA)

There’s a problem brewing overhead. Invisible to the naked eye and relatively unheard of, it threatens our future in space – space debris. A new ‘Space...