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• ESA’s Draco Reentry Mission Clears Its Critical Design Review European Spaceflight · 25 Aug 2026 The European Space Agency has announced that its Draco mission has passed its Critical Design Review, clearing it to enter full-scale manufacturing, integration and testing ahead of its planned launch in 2027. ESA announ...
• ESA to Adapt Ariane 6 for Nuclear-Powered Argonaut Missions European Spaceflight · 24 Aug 2026 The European Space Agency expects to make specific safety adaptations to the Ariane 6 rocket for future launches of its Argonaut lunar landers that will carry a Radioisotope Power System. The modifications will not, howe...
• Watch live: MTG-I2 set for liftoff ESA · 24 Aug 2026 The next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) is set for liftoff on flight VA270 on an Ariane 6, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the first family of MTG satellites, which will de...
• Watch Sophie Adenot’s second spacewalk live ESA · 21 Aug 2026 After a successful EVA-97 on Tuesday 18 August, watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for the second time on Tuesday 25 August, during EVA-98.
• ESA Confirms Ariane 6 Block 3 Upgrades Have Been Shelved European Spaceflight · 20 Aug 2026 The European Space Agency has confirmed to European Spaceflight that it is no longer considering the Ariane 6 Block 3 evolution, saying there is “no programme need or justification” for the evolution at this time. Questi...
• Map of Europe's Spaceport ESA · 20 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• ESA’s photosynthesis satellite fuelled ESA · 20 Aug 2026 Europe’s newest eye on the health of Earth’s vegetation has taken another crucial step towards orbit – the European Space Agency’s FLEX satellite has been fuelled at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of its plann...
• ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot during EVA-97 ESA · 19 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Fly around Schiaparelli Crater with Mars Express ESA · 19 Aug 2026 ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters on Mars.
• Hera's Mars flyby guided impact study of Deimos moon ESA · 18 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Phoenix 3: concept study for a reusable European spacecraft ESA · 18 Aug 2026 Engineers from the European Space Agency (ESA) and industry partners have completed an intensive concept study for Phoenix 3, a reusable spacecraft designed to fly experiments in microgravity and return them safely to Ea...
• Hubble & Gaia solve our galaxy's merger mystery ESA · 17 Aug 2026 Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Mil...
• Total solar eclipse 2026 (Official ESA broadcast) ESA · 17 Aug 2026 We broadcast live from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre in Spain as a total solar eclipse crossed Europe on 12 August 2026.
• Watch Sophie Adenot’s spacewalk live ESA · 17 Aug 2026 Watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for her first-ever spacewalk on Tuesday, 8 August.
• Watch Sophie Adenot’s first spacewalk live ESA · 17 Aug 2026 Watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for her first-ever spacewalk on Tuesday, 18 August.
• Proba-3’s eclipse hours before totality in Europe ESA · 14 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• A double eclipse for Proba-3 ESA · 14 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Sophie Adenot prepares for her first spacewalk ESA · 13 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Musification of the 2026 total solar eclipse ESA · 12 Aug 2026 [English] Experience a musical simulation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain). Click here for information about ESA’s live broadcast from this observa...
• Lion Nebula Roars in Webb’s Sights NASA · 11 Aug 2026 Observing across the starry “plains” of space, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. The nebula’s “mane” is clear and detailed in this image released on Aug. 10, 2...
• Dust and water spotted close to giant black hole ESA · 11 Aug 2026 Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milk...
• Sophie Adenot’s first spacewalk ESA · 11 Aug 2026 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will take part in her first-ever spacewalk during U.S. Spacewalk 97. Together with NASA astronaut Anil Menon, she will replace a Space-to-Ground antenna on the International Space Station, a c...
• Lion Nebula roars to life for Webb ESA · 10 Aug 2026 Observing across the starry “plains” of space, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula.
• Wildfires, drought and extreme heat, 2026 ESA · 10 Aug 2026 Earth observation satellites help us monitor phenomena such as wildfires, drought and heatwaves from space. This page is updated on a regular basis with a selection of ESA’s most recent news-related images showing how th...
• How ESA mimics and models the 2026 total solar eclipse ESA · 10 Aug 2026 On 12 August 2026, parts of Europe will experience a total solar eclipse. With the Sun's bright disc covered, its surrounding atmosphere – the solar corona – will become visible to the naked eye. Unfortunately, total sol...
• Ariane 6 Lightweight Upper Stage, Future Upgrades Cancelled Space Scout · 8 Aug 2026 Evidence indicates that Ariane 6 upgrades have been cancelled following the 2025 ESA Ministerial Council.
• IRIS2 Gets Green Light With More Money and More Satellites European Spaceflight · 8 Aug 2026 The European Commission, ESA and the SpaceRISE consortium have completed a key review of Europe’s IRIS2 secure communications constellation, clearing the programme to move forward with full-scale implementation. The comp...
• Danube’s waters fall to record lows ESA · 7 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• IRIS² reinforced and accelerated as implementation advances ESA · 7 Aug 2026 On 7 August, the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium concluded negotiations and signed an implementation agreement to roll out IRIS², the European Union’s new flagship satellite constellation. The agreement,...
• A match made in cleanrooms ESA · 6 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars ESA · 6 Aug 2026 This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene...
• Artemis III Orion Crew and Service Models Joined NASA · 5 Aug 2026 Technicians joined the Orion crew and service modules together on July 30, 2026, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew module will carry and sustai...
• Your chance to run software in deep space on ESA's asteroid mission ESA · 5 Aug 2026 The European Space Agency is offering European researchers and companies a rare and exciting opportunity to run their innovative software directly in deep space aboard ESA’s Hera mission, millions of kilometres distant.
• Total solar eclipse: how to watch live from home ESA · 5 Aug 2026 A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe. The European Space Agency (ESA) will broadcast live from 19:30 CEST on 12 August, allowing you to experience this rare event from anywhere in the world.
• ESA Astronaut Completes Third Test of EuroSuit Prototype Aboard ISS European Spaceflight · 4 Aug 2026 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has completed a third and likely final test of EuroSuit, a European intravehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit prototype, aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The suit was developed unde...
• ESA and Pokémon team up to celebrate World Space Week ESA · 4 Aug 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) and The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) are teaming up to celebrate World Space Week from 4–10 October 2026. This unique, limited-time collaboration brings together two worlds united...
• The journey of Sophie Adenot's bonus food ESA · 3 Aug 2026 What does it take to send gourmet food to the International Space Station? Follow ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot's bonus menu from a French kitchen to orbit, where chefs, engineers and food specialists work together to tran...
• This Month at ESA: July 2026 ESA · 31 Jul 2026 What did space have in store for Europe this July?
• Earth from Space: New Orleans and the mighty Mississippi ESA · 31 Jul 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Summer school builds future GNSS talent ESA · 30 Jul 2026 From 13-24 July, the 17th annual European Space Agency (ESA)/Joint Research Centre (JRC) International Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) brought together a record 102 students, early-stage resea...