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ESA’s 5G laboratory on wheels ESA · 19 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Webb maps Uranus's mysterious upper atmosphere ESA · 19 Feb 2026 For the first time, an international team of astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, uncovering how temperature and charged particles vary with height across the planet. Using NASA/ES...
Hubble, Euclid & Subaru uncover dark galaxy ESA · 18 Feb 2026 Employing NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in combination with ESA Euclid and ground-based NAOJ Subaru Telescope, astronomers identified a galaxy that appears to be almost entirely dominated by dark matter with only a sma...
ESA’s Celeste target launch date confirmed ESA · 18 Feb 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for the inaugural launch of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission with the first two satellites scheduled to lift off no earlier than 24 March, aboard Rocket Lab’...
Genesis satellite ESA · 17 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Let there be design: ESA’s Genesis mission passes PDR ESA · 16 Feb 2026 In December last year, teams from the European Space Agency (ESA) and industry completed the system Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for ESA’s Genesis mission, which will measure Earth down to the millimetre. The improved...
Genesis satellite ESA · 16 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Cheops spots inside out exoplanet quartet SpaceDaily · 16 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Many students learn memory tricks to remember the order of the Solar System's planets, with rocky worlds close to the Sun and gas giants farther out. Astronomers have now found a nearby p...
Official start of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s εpsilon mission ESA · 14 Feb 2026 The SpaceX Dragon Freedom capsule carrying ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, docked with the International Space Station on 14 February,...
Official start of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s εpsilon mission ESA · 14 Feb 2026 The SpaceX Dragon Freedom capsule carrying ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, docked with the International Space Station on 14 February,...
Crew-12 Launches NASA · 13 Feb 2026 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agen...
Launch of Crew-12 with Sophie Adenot | εpsilon mission ESA · 13 Feb 2026 Watch the launch of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot to the International Space Station (ISS), aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre. Sophie flies as mission specialist. T...
Full replay: Launch of Crew-12 with Sophie Adenot | εpsilon mission ESA · 13 Feb 2026 Watch the launch of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot to the International Space Station (ISS), aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre. Sophie flies as mission specialist. T...
Highlights of Sophie Adenot’s launch to the ISS ESA · 13 Feb 2026 Watch the highlights of the launch of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot to the International Space Station (ISS) on Crew-12. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Fl...
ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot Launches Aboard SpaceX Crew-12 Mission European Spaceflight · 13 Feb 2026 Three years after the 2022 class was first selected, French Air Force pilot Sophie Adenot has become the first member of the new European Space Agency (ESA) cohort of career astronauts to blast off for the International...
Launch of Crew-12 to the ISS ESA · 13 Feb 2026 Watch the liftoff of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot to the International Space Station (ISS), aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre. Sophie flies as mission specialist....
Earth from Space: Sending love from above ESA · 13 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
ESA signs Ramses spacecraft and cubesat deals for Apophis flyby SpaceDaily · 13 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 On 10 February 2026 the European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB Italia to develop the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety, known as Ramses, securing the next phase of Europes...
More power: first Ariane 6 with four boosters lifts off ESA · 12 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
More boosters, more power: Ariane 6 lifts off with four boosters for the first time ESA · 12 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
ESA will engage global leaders at the Munich Security Conference 2026 ESA · 11 Feb 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) will take part in the upcoming Munich Security Conference (MSC), one of the world’s leading forums for international security policy. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher will join senior...
ESA’s Genesis mission celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in STEM ESA · 11 Feb 2026 On 11 February, International Day of Women and Girls in STEM, we are spotlighting the Genesis mission by speaking to Sara Gidlund, Head of the Genesis Project and Gaia Fusco, Genesis System and Operations Manager about t...
Crew-12 Members and Insignia NASA · 11 Feb 2026 From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot pose next to their mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarter...
ESA Awards OHB a €81.2 Million Contract for Ramses Asteroid Probe European Spaceflight · 11 Feb 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded OHB Italia a €81.2 million contract for the construction, assembly, and testing phase of the agency’s Ramses mission, which will study the asteroid Apophis during its close enc...
ESA marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026 ESA · 11 Feb 2026 Today we join the international community in celebrating Women and Girls in Science. Discover the diversity of female talents working in science and technology around Europe and the words of wisdom that shaped their care...
Women and Girls in Science: Sharing wisdom, shaping the future ESA · 11 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Hubble captures light show around rapidly dying star ESA · 10 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
ESA awards contracts for Ramses mission to Apophis ESA · 10 Feb 2026 On 10 February 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract with OHB Italia for the development of the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Launching in 2028, Ramses will rendezvous with the astero...
Watch live: first launch of Ariane 6 with four boosters ESA · 10 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Watch live: Crew-12 launch and docking ESA · 10 Feb 2026 Join ESA teams to watch live the launch and docking of Crew-12, marking the beginning of a nine‑month mission to the International Space Station.
ESA is Preparing to Announce Aeolus-2 Prime Contractor European Spaceflight · 9 Feb 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the selection of the prime contractor for its Aeolus-2 weather satellite and is preparing to conclude an initial €70 million award to begin the next phase of its development....
Gilat books multimillion order for Sidewinder inflight ESA terminals SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 London, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Gilat Satellite Networks has secured a multimillion order from a major global avionics company for its Sidewinder electronically steered antenna inflight connectivity terminals designed by G...
Sophie Adenot ready for first space mission ESA · 6 Feb 2026 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is preparing to launch to the International Space Station for her first space mission: εpsilon.
Earth from Space: Olympic view ESA · 6 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
A presidential greeting ahead of Sophie Adenot's first spaceflight ESA · 5 Feb 2026 ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher joined French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace for an event celebrating the first spaceflight of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.
A presidential greeting ahead of Sophie Adenot's first spaceflight ESA · 5 Feb 2026 ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher joined French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace for an event celebrating the first spaceflight of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.
Three ways R&D has shaped Galileo Second Generation ESA · 5 Feb 2026 Dedicated research and development, funded by European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA) programmes over the years, has played a key role in Galileo Second Generation.
Rocket ignition that resonates ESA · 4 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
ESA adjusts Cluster orbits for rare twin reentry campaign SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 When satellites fall back to Earth, most of their structure burns up in the atmosphere, but engineers still lack detailed data on how real spacecraft actually break apart during reentry a...
Lunar soil test chamber paves way for future moon construction SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Before any building rises on the Moon, engineers will need to understand the soil beneath their structures just as they do on Earth. To address this challenge, a recent ESA Discovery proj...

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