A pinch of France in space
ESA · 1 Jul 2025
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot selected the French chef Anne-Sophie Pic to develop the bonus food she will bring to the International Space Station during her mission εpsilon.
Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center
NASA · 30 Jun 2025
The light that the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope collected to create this image reached the telescope after a journey of 250 million years. Its source was the spiral galaxy UGC 11397, which resides in the constellation...
Help ESA redefine the future of space computing
ESA · 30 Jun 2025
Due to the growing volume of data produced by Earth observation (EO), traditional computing architectures struggle to process information efficiently and promptly. To mitigate this issue, prepare Europe for the future of...
Plato’s eyes meet brain
ESA · 30 Jun 2025
On 11 June, engineers at OHB’s facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA’s Plato mission.
A new adventure on the International Space Station
ESA · 27 Jun 2025
Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA head of Space and Robotic Exploration, explains that Ignis mission will include an ambitious technological and scientific programme with several experiments led by ESA and proposed by the Polis...
Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center
NASA · 27 Jun 2025
The light that the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope collected to create this image reached the telescope after a journey of 250 million years. Its source was the spiral galaxy UGC 11397, which resides in the constellation...
Ax-4 joins the International Space Station
ESA · 26 Jun 2025
On 26 June 2025 ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland and his crewmates arrived to the International Space Station on the Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4). The Polish project astronaut is the second of a ne...
New ESA gravity mission to detect weakening ocean conveyor
ESA · 26 Jun 2025
At the Living Planet Symposium, attendees have been hearing how ESA’s Next Generation Gravity Mission could provide the first opportunity to directly track a vital ocean circulation system that warms our planet – but is...
Watch MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 launch live
ESA · 26 Jun 2025
The second of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission are ready for liftoff at Cape Canaveral in Florida, US. Live coverage of this launch will be sho...
Satellite records expose fire driving Gran Chaco transformation
ESA · 26 Jun 2025
At ESA’s Living Planet Symposium, scientist have unveiled how the combination of different long-term, high-resolution satellite datasets from ESA’s Climate Change Initiative is shedding new light on the South American Gr...
Webb finds evidence of a lightweight planet around TWA 7
ESA · 25 Jun 2025
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured compelling evidence of a planet with a mass similar to Saturn orbiting the young nearby star TWA 7.
The beginning of Ignis Mission
ESA · 25 Jun 2025
These are the highlights of the launch on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) of ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland to the International Space Station. The mission is called Ignis.
First sea-level records for coastal community protection
ESA · 25 Jun 2025
While satellites have revolutionised our ability to measure sea level with remarkable precision, their data becomes less reliable near coasts – where accurate information is most urgently needed. To address this critical...
ESA’s LEO-PNT satellites set to launch by end of year
ESA · 25 Jun 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) confirms the launch of the first two LEO-PNT satellites is planned from second half of December 2025, on a Rocket Lab Electron launcher vehicle, from New Zealand. The LEO-PNT in-orbit demo...
Living Planet Symposium 2025: Opening session
ESA · 23 Jun 2025
ESA’s Living Planet Symposium, one of the world’s leading Earth observation conferences, opened today in Vienna. The plenary session began at 10:30 CEST and included addresses from ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher a...
France and ESA Back Development of Dassault’s VORTEX Spaceplane
European Spaceflight · 23 Jun 2025
Dassault Aviation has signed agreements with the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and the European Space Agency to develop a new spaceplane called VORTEX. During the Paris Air Show last week, French military and civil...
The future of ESA Transportation
ESA · 23 Jun 2025
Space is huge and essential to humankind, fuelling knowledge, supporting our economies and driving global prosperity. None of this would be possible without reliable access to space.
Biomass satellite returns striking first images of forests and more
ESA · 23 Jun 2025
Today, at the Living Planet Symposium, ESA revealed the first stunning images from its groundbreaking Biomass satellite mission – marking a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s forests are changing...
ESA Moves Forward While NASA Prepares to Step Back in S&T
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 21 Jun 2025
ESA celebrated its 50th birthday at this week’s Paris Air Show, signing agreements for future space missions, releasing a space technology vision, and reinforcing its association with the European Union.
εpsilon patch
ESA · 20 Jun 2025
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s first mission to the International Space Station now has a name: εpsilon. The mission name and patch were announced today at the Paris Air Show by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Fren...
εpsilon: Sophie Adenot’s first mission name and patch unveiled
ESA · 20 Jun 2025
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s first mission to the International Space Station now has a name: εpsilon. The mission name and patch were announced today at the Paris Air Show by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Fren...
ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef
SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2025
The European Space Agency has signed an agreement regarding potential use of Orbital Reef as it refines its strategy for use of commercial space stations.
Hubble Studies Small but Mighty Galaxy
NASA · 20 Jun 2025
This portrait from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope puts the nearby galaxy NGC 4449 in the spotlight. The galaxy is situated just 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). I...
ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Four Highlights
ESA · 19 Jun 2025
The European Space Agency looked back on its heritage and looked forward to a sustainable future on the fourth day of the International Paris Air Show.
ESA at Le Bourget 2025 – Day Three Highlights
ESA · 18 Jun 2025
The European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius attended the third day of the International Paris Air Show.
ESA - European Commission Press Conference at Paris Air Show 2025
ESA · 18 Jun 2025
Watch the replay of the ESA-European Commission press conference with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of ESA, and Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, held at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Le Bourget) o...
Call with Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski at Paris Air Show 2025
ESA · 18 Jun 2025
Watch the replay of the call between Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General, Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, and Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, ESA project astronaut. This call took place at the Pa...
ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Two Highlights
ESA · 17 Jun 2025
The beginning of the industrial development of LISA was among the highlights for the European Space Agency on the second day of the International Paris Air Show.
Construction of ESA’s ambitious LISA mission begins
ESA · 17 Jun 2025
Today, the European Space Agency (ESA) and OHB System AG sealed their agreement to build ESA's Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, LISA. A bold scientific enterprise, the triple-spacecraft mission will be the first space...
Hubble Studies a Spiral’s Supernova Scene
NASA · 16 Jun 2025
This serene spiral galaxy hides a cataclysmic past. The galaxy IC 758, shown in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, is situated 60 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Hubble captured this im...
ESA Director Says Europe Has the Capabilities to Replace NASA Contributions
European Spaceflight · 16 Jun 2025
The European Space Agency’s Director of Science, Carole Mundell, has explained that Europe has the technical capabilities to replace NASA contributions to its missions should the White House go ahead with budget cuts. In...