Copernical Team
Save the date: 16–22 June - ESA at the Paris Air Show
The European Space Agency will be present at the 55th edition of International Paris Air Show, taking place on 16-22 June at Le Bourget airport.
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As the night closed in on Spain and Portugal on 28 April, polar satellites followed the blackout that lasted well into the early hours of the morning in several regions.
Webb reveals new details and mysteries in Jupiter’s aurora
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured new details of the auroras on our Solar System’s largest planet. The dancing lights observed on Jupiter are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth. With Webb’s advanced sensitivity, astronomers have studied the phenomena to better understand Jupiter’s magnetosphere.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California, Florida over six hours
SpaceX launched two batches of Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket in a little more than six hours late Friday and early Saturday from California and Florida.
First, the private agency launched 26 satellites to low Earth orbit at 5:19 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base pad 4E East in California. It was the 14th launch of this booster, including six previous Starlink miss GMV Secures ESA Contract to Develop Advanced Orbital Neighborhood Monitoring Tool
Operational collision avoidance (CA) traditionally covers a short window, typically up to two weeks into the future. However, this limited timeframe can leave satellite operators unprepared for sudden increases in collision risks outside this range, potentially leading to rapid escalations in operational workload. With the rapid growth in low Earth orbit (LEO) traffic, driven by the rise of larg Soviet-era spacecraft hits ocean after 50 years in orbit
A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian officials confirmed.
"The Kosmos-482 spacecraft, launched in 1972, ceased to exist, deorbiting and falling into the Indian Ocean," the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos said on the cloud-based social media platform Telegram.
The spacecraft hit the ocean ar European Space Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation Expand Human Spaceflight Collaboration
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have taken a significant step in human space exploration by signing a joint Statement of Intent focused on collaboration in low Earth orbit and future lunar missions. This agreement builds upon existing partnerships and recent joint work on missions like the Axiom 4 commercial mission, laying the groundwork for f
Sierra Space Reaches Key Milestone in Space Force R-GPS Program
Sierra Space, a major player in commercial space and defense technology, has announced the successful completion of a critical testing phase for its Resilient GPS (R-GPS) technology, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Space Force (USSF). This third milestone marks a significant step forward, showcasing the integration of FlatSat flight software and hardware subsystems, as well as successfu Rheinmetall and ICEYE to Form Joint Venture for Satellite Production and Space Solutions
Rheinmetall and leading SAR satellite manufacturer ICEYE have announced plans to form a joint venture dedicated to satellite production and advanced space solutions. This partnership, formalized through a memorandum of understanding signed on May 8, 2025, marks a significant step forward in the companies' collaborative efforts to expand their presence in the global space market.
Under the The Squid Galaxy's neutrino game just leveled up
Buried deep in the ice in the Antarctic are "eyes" that can see elementary particles called neutrinos, and what they've observed is puzzling scientists: a remarkably strong neutrino signal accompanied by a surprisingly weak gamma-ray emission in the galaxy NGC 1068, also known as the Squid Galaxy.
The "eyes" are a collection of detectors buried in a cubic kilometer of ice called the IceCub