ESA's Moonlight programme: Pioneering the path for lunar exploration
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 08:58
Imagine a near future where services such as satellite navigation, video conferencing, and file sharing are as seamless on the Moon as they are on Earth.
OroraTech raises 25 million euros for satellite wildfire detection system
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 08:54
Revolutionising crisis response in Europe with Safeplace
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 08:30
In an era where natural disasters and emergencies are becoming increasingly frequent and severe, ESA is taking a significant step forward in enhancing Europe's crisis management capabilities.
Contract secures build for ESA’s Harmony mission
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 08:25
ESA has awarded a contract valued at over €280 million to OHB in Germany to build ESA’s two Harmony Earth Explorer satellites.
This innovative research mission will provide valuable new data on various Earth processes, from shifts in the shape of the land surface caused by earthquakes and volcanic activity to insights into glacier movement. Additionally, it will enhance our understanding of the interactions between the upper ocean and lower atmosphere, all of which will contribute to a deeper comprehension of Earth's dynamic systems.
China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances
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A Southern California school plants a 'Moon Tree' grown with seeds flown in space
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Comet C/2023 A3 brightens SOHO’s week
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 06:00
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From 7 until 13 October 2024, ESA/NASA’s SOHO spacecraft recorded Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), the second brightest comet it has ever seen. Meanwhile, large amounts of material were being spewed out by the Sun (covered in the centre), and planet Mercury is visible to the left.
The comet’s nucleus is clearly visible, surrounded by a dusty coma and trailing an impressively long tail. SOHO sees the large dust tail edge-on, curving in on itself as it is pushed outward by solar wind.
At the end of the video you can also see a rare phenomenon known as an ‘
NASA probe Europa Clipper lifts off for Jupiter's icy moon
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 03:21
NASA probe Europa Clipper lifted off from the US Kennedy Space Center on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life.
Lift-off took place aboard SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket. The probe is set to reach Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, in five and a half years.
The mission will allow the US space agency to uncover new det 
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Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate
Monday, 14 October 2024 18:08
Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to take the first detailed step toward finding out.
The Europa Clipper mission will allow the US space agency to uncover new details about the moon, which scientists believe could hold an ocean of liq Xichang to build commercial spaceport to boost China’s launch capacity
Monday, 14 October 2024 16:22
Gateway refuelling module gets a boost
Monday, 14 October 2024 15:00
ESA and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract amendment today at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan to extend the Lunar View refuelling module for the lunar Gateway.