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CELESTE pre-launch media briefing ESA · 12 Mar 2026 Watch the replay of the CELESTE pre-launch media briefing. The briefing covered the mission details of the ahead of the inaugural launch of ESA’s Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration constellation. The first two satell...
Former NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps visits ESTEC ESA · 12 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula NASA · 11 Mar 2026 This March 3, 2026, image combines views from ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to feature one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also know...
ESA rolls out new costing software for its suppliers ESA · 11 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) will release new software called ECOS version 6 on 30 March 2026 when all companies doing business with ESA will be required to use this version for use in their financial proposals for ES...
ESA Calls on European Startups to Design Spaceplane European Spaceflight · 10 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has published a call for the design of a fully reusable, responsive launch system that employs spaceplanes. The call is restricted to non-prime contractors, limiting eligibility to small-...
Ariane 6 and Vega-C over Earth (artist impression) ESA · 9 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
ESA analysing fireball over Europe on 8 March 2026 ESA · 9 Mar 2026 At approximately 18:55 CET (17:55 UTC) on Sunday 8 March 2026, a very bright fireball moving from the southwest to the northeast was observed by many people in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
"She flies satellites. One day, I can too." ESA · 9 Mar 2026 At ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), teams work around the clock to fly spacecraft across the Solar System and monitor Earth from orbit. Among them are women leading spacecraft operations, managing teams and...
ESA Has Lost Contact With One of Its PROBA-3 Spacecraft European Spaceflight · 6 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency announced on 6 March that it had lost contact with one of the two spacecraft that make up its PROBA-3 mission. Both PROBA-3 spacecraft were launched aboard an ISRO PSLV-XL rocket in December 202...
From space to your plate ESA · 6 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Earth from Space: Dhaka, Bangladesh ESA · 6 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Meet ESA’s newest female leadership ESA · 6 Mar 2026 This year for International Women’s Day, we showcase some of the women from the European Space Agency’s most recent female leadership recruits: Céline Begon, Christine Boelsche, Céline Folsché and Ildiko Raczne Szoke.
Training for the εpsilon mission ESA · 5 Mar 2026 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot began her training at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, where she studied spacecraft systems and crew operations — learning to think and act as an astronaut. Alongside this, s...
Lunar Link antennas complete testing ESA · 5 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
ESA’s Mars orbiters watch solar superstorm hit the Red Planet ESA · 5 Mar 2026 What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency’s Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching spacecraft and a supercharged upper atmosphere.
ESA to Open Call for European-Led Space Station Studies European Spaceflight · 4 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency has announced a call for tenders to conduct studies exploring the feasibility of a European-led, modular, multi-partner space station in low Earth orbit. In January 2022, NASA announced its plan...
Counting craters ESA · 4 Mar 2026 Craters, craters, and yet more craters: this snapshot from ESA’s Mars Express is packed full of them, each as fascinating as the last.
Two Observatories, One Cosmic Eye: Hubble and Euclid View Cat’s Eye Nebula NASA · 3 Mar 2026 This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543. This extraordinary planetary nebula lies in the constella...
Hubble & Euclid zoom into cosmic eye ESA · 3 Mar 2026 For this month’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month, NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope is joined by ESA’s Euclid to create a new view of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known...
Self-repairing spacecraft could change future missions ESA · 3 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Follow the Celeste launch campaign ESA · 2 Mar 2026 The first two satellites of ESA’s Celeste LEO-PNT demonstration mission are scheduled to lift off no earlier than 24 March, aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.
ESA announces 100 million euro satellite-mobile convergence initiative SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency announced up to $118 million in funding March 2 for projects promising to accelerate the convergence of satellite and terrestrial communications.
In-flight call with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot ESA · 27 Feb 2026 On 26 February, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot conducted her first in-flight call with selected French media.
Earth from Space: Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica ESA · 27 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
ArianeGroup Test Fires Greta Engine and Secures New ESA Contract European Spaceflight · 27 Feb 2026 ArianeGroup announced on 25 February that it had successfully completed a months-long test campaign of its Greta rocket engine and secured a European Space Agency contract to continue its development. Greta is an evoluti...
Navigation Training Course now open for application ESA · 26 Feb 2026 ESA Academy is inviting university students to apply for the Navigation Training Course, taking place from 22 to 26 June 2026 at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Facility in ESA ESEC, Belgium. Organized in collaborati...
First glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice science camera ESA · 26 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite ESA · 26 Feb 2026 Faster, more secure connections from space could one day make broadband on planes, ships and even remote roads as easy as turning on a light. The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence and Space, the Netherlands Org...
Making an Entrance NASA · 25 Feb 2026 NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14, 2026, after docking to the orbiting laboratory aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Since Hathaway and fellow Crew-...
Students kick off experiments on ESA’s flat floor ESA · 25 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Greta rocket engine completes first test campaign ESA · 25 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Galileo vs. spoofing: ESA tests in real-world environments ESA · 24 Feb 2026 From adding timestamps to banking transactions to mapping the best route to a destination, satellite navigation plays a significant role in daily life. At the same time, attempts to interfere with and fake navigation sig...
Webb maps Uranus upper atmosphere in 3D SpaceDaily · 24 Feb 2026 London (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 A Northumbria University PhD student has led an international collaboration to construct the first three-dimensional view of Uranus upper atmosphere, showing how the planet's unusual magnetic fi...
Last call to apply: 2026 ESA Graduate Trainee Programme ESA · 23 Feb 2026 There are only a few days left to apply for the 2026 Graduate Trainee positions at the European Space Agency. Applications close on 28 February 2026, so this is your final chance to submit your application before the dea...
Meet ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot ESA · 23 Feb 2026 Born in France in 1982, Sophie Adenot is an engineer, helicopter test pilot and colonel in the French Air and Space Force. Selected as an ESA astronaut in 2022, she completed her basic training at the European Astronaut...
ESA Awards Contracts for Lunar Remote Camp Studies European Spaceflight · 23 Feb 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a pair of contracts for studies focused on lunar habitat concepts that could support future operations on the surface of the Moon. In late 2024, ESA issued a request for propos...
Annular solar eclipse seen from space ESA · 20 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
The stellar lifecycle in a nearby spiral ESA · 20 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Earth from Space: Ouarzazate, Morocco ESA · 20 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Sophie Adenot exercising on the CEVIS bike ESA · 19 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.

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