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ESA welcomes inauguration of the African Space Agency ESA · 22 Apr 2025 The European Space Agency has joined the world space community in congratulating the African Space Agency on its official inauguration. The African Space Agency (AfSA) is the second regional space agency after ESA and ha...
ACES on its way to space ESA · 21 Apr 2025 Today at 10:15 CEST, ESA’s Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) began its journey to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States.
Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula NASA · 18 Apr 2025 As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series revisiting stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the latest Hubble data and...
Hubble Spots a Squid in the Whale NASA · 18 Apr 2025 Today’s rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the Squid Galaxy, which sits 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). Th...
ESA School Days 2025 at ESRIN ESA · 18 Apr 2025 English
Earth from Space: Giza, Egypt ESA · 18 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Creotech Instruments secures €52 million ESA contract to build Polish satellite constellation CAMILA SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 A key player in the European DeepTech market and a leading Polish space technology company, Creotech Instruments S.A., has signed the largest contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to […]
Webb spots clues of black hole at heart of nearby galaxy M83 ESA · 17 Apr 2025 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered evidence that suggests the presence of a long-sought supermassive black hole at the heart of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83 (M83). This s...
Register now for ESA’s Living Planet Symposium in Vienna ESA · 17 Apr 2025 Registrations are now open for the European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium (LPS) – one of the largest Earth observation conferences in the world. The event will take place on 23–27 June 2025 in Vienna, Austria.
Poland Green Lights €52M Earth Observation Constellation European Spaceflight · 16 Apr 2025 The European Space Agency, on behalf of the Polish Government, has awarded a €52 million contract to Creotech Instruments for the development and launch of a three-satellite Earth observation constellation. In October 20...
Space technologies find new life on Earth ESA · 16 Apr 2025 Each year, cutting-edge technologies developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for its complex missions and scientific discoveries find new life in applications used to benefit Earth and improve our daily lives.
Hubble Provides New View of Galactic Favorite NASA · 16 Apr 2025 As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series revisiting stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the latest Hubble data and...
Hubble offers a new view of Sombrero galaxy ESA · 16 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Forest mission sealed within rocket fairing for liftoff ESA · 16 Apr 2025 With the launch of ESA’s Biomass satellite scheduled for 29 April, preparations at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have reached a key milestone. The satellite has now been sealed inside the protective fairin...
Hubble investigates a magnetar’s birthplace ESA · 15 Apr 2025 Researchers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 was not born in a neighbouring supernova as previously thought. The birthplace of this object is now unknown, and SGR...
Hera's Mars flyby - Asteroid Framing Camera (colourised) ESA · 15 Apr 2025 On 12 March 2025, ESA’s Hera spacecraft soared just 5000 km above Mars and passed within 300 km of its distant moon, Deimos. Captured by Hera’s 1020x1020 pixel Asteroid Framing Camera, this video sequence offers a rare v...
Tree planting for Ignis ESA · 14 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Webb brings dying star's energetic display into full focus ESA · 14 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
LUNA’s virtual leap towards the Moon ESA · 14 Apr 2025 Rough terrain, deep shadows and blinding light – training for lunar missions means facing an environment unlike anything on Earth. At the ESA-DLR LUNA analogue facility, virtual reality (VR) technology makes it possible...
ALTEC Receives €61M Contract to Support ESA Space Station Activities European Spaceflight · 12 Apr 2025 The European Space Agency has awarded Italy’s ALTEC a €61 million contract to provide training, logistics, and operations support services for the International Space Station over a five-year period. ALTEC has been respo...
ESA Concludes Key Testing Phase for Space Rider Service Module European Spaceflight · 11 Apr 2025 The development of the European Space Agency’s reusable Space Rider vehicle has reached an important milestone, with a key component successfully completing a series of mechanical tests to ensure it can withstand the rig...
Hubble Captures a Star’s Swan Song NASA · 11 Apr 2025 The swirling, paint-like clouds in the darkness of space in this stunning image seem surreal, like a portal to another world opening up before us. In fact, the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is ver...
Aleš Svoboda | Supersonic, Space Stuff & STEM | ESA Explores #14 ESA · 11 Apr 2025 Meet Aleš Svoboda— A skilled pilot with over 1500 flight hours, Aleš holds a PhD in aircraft and rocket technology and has commanded Quick Reaction Alerts. From flying high to training underwater, he’s always ready to ta...
Space Rider’s smart ALEK passes bumpy, noisy, shocking testing ESA · 10 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Biomass fully loaded ESA · 10 Apr 2025 Marking a major milestone in the preparation of ESA’s Biomass satellite for its scheduled 29 April liftoff, experts have completed the critical and hazardous process of fuelling the satellite.
Hubble Helps Determine Uranus’ Rotation Rate with Unprecedented Precision NASA · 9 Apr 2025 An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made new measurements of Uranus’ interior rotation rate with a novel technique, achieving a level of accuracy 1,000 times greater than pr...
CNES Set to Test Fire Upgraded Ariane 6 Booster European Spaceflight · 9 Apr 2025 The French space agency CNES has transported the first P160C solid rocket booster to its test stand ahead of a planned test firing. The booster is intended to replace the P120C booster currently utilized by both the Aria...
New ESA invention tested in a chamber of no echoes ESA · 9 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
P160C solid-propellant rocket motor rolls out to its test stand ESA · 9 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Smile meets Maxwell ESA · 8 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Moon tools to the test at LUNA ESA · 8 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
ESA shares space proposals with industry ESA · 7 Apr 2025 Europe’s space industry gathered at the European Space Agency (ESA) in the Netherlands on 3–4 April to gain insights into the future of space in Europe.
DORIS joins ESA’s Genesis mission ESA · 6 Apr 2025 The second Genesis Science Workshop, held on 3 and 4 April in Matera, Italy, brought together the ESA Genesis team, industry experts and scientists from the international community to discuss the mission’s progress, incl...
ESA releases first set of Euclid images and data NASASpaceflight · 5 Apr 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) released the first batch of images and data for its…
New NASA Rule To Allow ESA, JAXA, or CSA Astronauts Command Private Spaceflights The Launch Pad · 5 Apr 2025 New NASA Rule To Allow ESA, JAXA, or CSA Astronauts Command Private Spaceflights
Hubble Studies a Nearby Galaxy’s Star Formation NASA · 4 Apr 2025 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the picturesque spiral galaxy NGC 4941, which lies about 67 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo (The Maiden). Because this galaxy is nearby, cosmi...
Amelie Schoenenwald | Science, Exploration, Training | ESA Explores #13 ESA · 4 Apr 2025 Meet Amelie Schoenenwald— biotechnologist, business expert, and PhD in structural biology. Whether in the lab or the great outdoors, she thrives in extreme environments, ready to embrace the adventure of ESA’s Astronaut...
Hubble Spots Stellar Sculptors in Nearby Galaxy NASA · 4 Apr 2025 As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, ESA is sharing a new image series revisiting stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the latest Hubble data and new processing techniques....
Hubble spots stellar sculptors at work in a nearby galaxy ESA · 4 Apr 2025 This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases NGC 346, a dazzling young star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. The Small Magellanic Cloud is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located 210 000 l...
Earth from Space: The shrinking Aral Sea ESA · 4 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.

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