Copernical Team
Walk in the footsteps of Artemis
On 6 April 2026, NASA’s Artemis II Mission, powered by ESA’s European Service Module (ESM), brought humans further than ever before.
But how do future astronauts train to live on the Moon, and what kind of lunar base could they create?
That’s where school students like you can come in!
Parabolic flight test shows lasers can propel graphene aerogels in microgravity
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New Artemis II 'Earthset' shot revisits Apollo 8's iconic 'Earthrise,' 57 years on
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Doubling ESA’s deep space capabilities at New Norcia with deep space antenna 4
ESA’s newest deep space antenna, DSA 4 (also called NNO-3), is now fully online – representing a powerful new addition that strengthens the Agency’s reach across the Solar System and boosts the capacity and resilience of its global Estrack network for communicating with spacecraft in deep space.
Laughter, tears: Historic day for astronaut Jenni Gibbons in Houston
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Artemis astronauts pass behind moon, expected communications cut starts
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Lunar crater named after Artemis commander's deceased wife
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After milestone-rich lunar flyby, astronauts start trip home
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Artemis astronauts survey lunar surface on flyby, solar eclipse up next
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Galileo goes to the Moon
Last year, history was made as a navigation receiver on the Moon determined its position in real time using signals from approximately 410 000 km away. The receiver, called the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE), acquired signals from four navigation satellites orbiting Earth: two Galileo satellites and two GPS satellites.
The mission also tested Galileo’s Emergency Warning Satellite Service (EWSS) on the Moon, demonstrating the robustness and reach of the planned service.
