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• Europe's engines powering Artemis II ESA · 30 Mar 2026 When Artemis II carries astronauts beyond Earth orbit for the first time in 50 years, Europe will be providing the power that makes the journey possible. Built by European industry, ESA’s European Service Module is the p...
• European Service Module engines powering Artemis II ESA · 30 Mar 2026 When Artemis II carries astronauts beyond Earth orbit for the first time in 50 years, Europe will be providing the power that makes the journey possible. Built by European industry, ESA’s European Service Module is the p...
• Celeste’s first satellites launched to explore LEO-based satellite navigation ESA · 28 Mar 2026 On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission...
• ESA Member States Call for Cancellation of Earth Return Orbiter European Spaceflight · 28 Mar 2026 European Space Agency Member States have called for the cancellation of the Earth Return Orbiter, a key element of plans to return samples from the surface of Mars. The Earth Return Orbiter was to be ESA’s primary contri...
• Launch of ESA’s Celeste mission 1 ESA · 28 Mar 2026 At 10:14 CET on 28 March, the first two satellites of ESA’s Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Māhia, New Zealand.
• Celeste liftoff ESA · 28 Mar 2026 At 10:14 CET on 28 March, the first two satellites of ESA’s Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Māhia, New Zealand.
• ESA to decide by June on Europe’s Gateway contributions SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2026 MUNICH — For more than a year, questions have swirled about Artemis changes and the Gateway’s role in U.S. lunar ambitions. Following NASA’s March 24 decision to halt work on Gateway, the lunar-orbiting station that had...
• ESA’s astronaut reserve begins final training block ESA · 27 Mar 2026 Members of ESA’s astronaut reserve have returned to the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, for the final block of their Astronaut Reserve Training (ART) programme. This phase marks the last step in prep...
• Earth from Space: Kimberley, Australia ESA · 27 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Where spiral arms and star formation meet ESA · 27 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Smile pre-launch media briefing ESA · 26 Mar 2026 Watch the replay of the Smile pre-launch media briefing. The briefing covered key details ahead of the mission’s launch aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Smile is a joint mission between ES...
• Webb & Hubble capture new views of Saturn ESA · 25 Mar 2026 The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have joined forces to capture new views of Saturn, revealing the planet in strikingly different ways. Infrared and visible observations...
• 2026 European Space for Sustainability Award is now open for bold ideas ESA · 25 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Amazon wildfire emissions up to three times higher than estimated ESA · 25 Mar 2026 Wildfires that swept across the Amazon in 2024 were the most devastating in more than two decades. New research funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) suggests emissions may have been up to three times higher than ear...
• Smile fuelled for launch ESA · 24 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• A rare encounter: How Juice came to observe 3I/ATLAS ESA · 23 Mar 2026 No matter how much planning goes into space missions, one must always expect the unexpected. But luck favours the prepared. In July 2025, an unexpected visitor entered our Solar System, interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. ESA’...
• ESA Regains Contact With Lost Proba-3 Spacecraft European Spaceflight · 22 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency has regained contact with the Coronagraph spacecraft of its Proba-3 mission after more than a month of silence. Launched aboard an ISRO PSLV-XL rocket in December 2024, the Proba-3 mission’s Cor...
• Artemis II rolls again ESA · 20 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Seven scientific benefits of ESA’s Genesis mission ESA · 20 Mar 2026 Genesis is the European Space Agency’s (ESA) navigation mission to measure Earth down to the millimetre. This precise measurement of Earth will have wide-ranging benefits, from satellite navigation to orbit determination...
• ESA to fly dedicated Crew Dragon mission to ISS SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency plans to charter a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to give more flight opportunities for its astronauts.
• 3 weeks and 3 cargo departures for εpsilon ESA · 20 Mar 2026 This video was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the following caption:
• Earth from Space: Jostedalsbreen, Norway ESA · 20 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• ESA to Purchase SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission to ISS European Spaceflight · 20 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher announced on 19 March that the agency intends to purchase a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for its astronaut...
• ESA Awards OHB a €248 Million Contract to Build Weather Satellite Constellation European Spaceflight · 19 Mar 2026 German space technology company OHB has been awarded a €248 million contract by the European Space Agency to develop and build 20 small satellites for EUMETSAT’s EPS-Sterna weather satellite constellation. The EPS-Sterna...
• 345th ESA Council: Media information session ESA · 19 Mar 2026 Watch the replay of the media information session where ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun outline the key decisions and main outcomes of the Council meeting held in Interlaken, Swi...
• Upcoming ESA–Industry events on CM25 implementation ESA · 19 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency, ESA, invites the industrial community to a series of events at which ESA directorates will present the follow-up to the Council Meeting at Ministerial Level 2025, CM25, held in November 2025 in...
• Gateway blueprint ESA · 19 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• ESA to Incentivise the Use of European Launchers for LEO Cargo Return Initiative European Spaceflight · 18 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to provide a financial incentive to companies awarded Phase 2 contracts under its LEO Cargo Return Services initiative to use European launch services for their demonstration mission...
• Hubble unexpectedly catches comet breaking up ESA · 18 Mar 2026 Comet K1, whose full name is Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), had just passed its closest approach to the Sun and was heading out of the Solar System. Though it had been intact just days before, K1 fragmented into at least four...
• ESA Impact: our story so far this year ESA · 18 Mar 2026 ESA Impact: our story so far this year
• Hera on course for asteroid rendezvous ESA · 17 Mar 2026 A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year.
• A stellar year for talent: more than 400 job opportunities in 2026 ESA · 16 Mar 2026 With more than 400 positions to be published in 2026, the European Space Agency is launching a recruitment drive to support ESA’s programmes, missions and strategic initiatives following the 2025 Ministerial Council in B...
• How does an ice satellite detect a geomagnetic storm? ESA · 16 Mar 2026 It seems improbable that a satellite designed to monitor polar ice sheets and floating sea ice could accurately measure a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field. But that is just what ESA’s CryoSat mission did earlier thi...
• ESA astronauts on the International Space Station ESA · 15 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• A look back at 2025 for Europe’s Spaceport ESA · 13 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Plato readies for space-like tests ESA · 13 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets, Plato, is now sealed in the Large Space Simulator (LSS) chamber at ESA’s Test Centre for a series of vital tests under space‑like conditions.
• A cosmic rays simulator for extreme science on Earth ESA · 13 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• A cosmic ray simulator for extreme science on Earth ESA · 13 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Earth from Space: Maritime highways in the Øresund Strait ESA · 13 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Help Galaxy Zoo: Tidal Tales Open Cosmic Storybook NASA · 12 Mar 2026 Galaxies carry the imprints of past encounters. When they pass near one another or collide, gravity pulls their stars into long tails, thin streams, and faint shells – features that preserve the history of these dramatic...