Mercury is a desert world which scientists until recently considered quite uninteresting. NASA’s Mariner and…
Browsing: European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the exploration of space, scientific discovery, and technological innovation on behalf of its member states across Europe. Founded in 1975, ESA conducts missions that study Earth, the Moon, Mars, and the broader cosmos—ranging from climate observation and satellite communications to deep-space exploration and astronomy. Collaborating closely with NASA and other international partners, ESA has led landmark missions such as Rosetta, Gaia, and the ExoMars program. Through advances in space science, robotics, and satellite technology, the European Space Agency plays a vital role in expanding humanity’s knowledge of the universe and protecting our planet.
A reasonably small 4-8 m (~13-26 foot) asteroid recently flew by Earth, passing close to…
An important new tool to combat climate change is now available. Using data from the…
In the forests of the night lies a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 3583, imaged…
The comet was first discovered in December 2019 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert…
While the COVID-19 virus pandemic is forcing everybody to stay at home, we bring you…
This image depicts a swirling spiral galaxy named NGC 2906. The blue speckles seen scattered…
Lockdowns imposed to halt the spread of the coronavirus have been recently linked with cleaner…
Hubble Space Telescope’s iconic images and scientific breakthroughs have redefined our view of the Universe.…
The Hubble Space Telescope offers insight into the nature of exoplanet Fomalhaut b. What astronomers…
In these times of confinement, ESA astronaut support engineer Romain Charles shares nine tips on…
A start-up company that has repurposed upcycled solar cells to generate ultraviolet light to disinfect…
With an outbreak of wildfires recently threatening the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine,…
Cheops, ESA’s new exoplanet mission, has successfully completed its almost three months of in-orbit commissioning,…
Further analyses are showing the continued low levels of nitrogen dioxide concentrations across Europe –…
If you could bring something back from Mars to Earth, what would you choose? This…
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Victoria Falls – one of the world’s greatest…
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission completed its first flyby on April 10, as the spacecraft came…