Copernical Team
Proba-3: Flying two spacecraft is harder than one
What’s harder than flying a single satellite in Earth orbit? Flying two – right beside each other, at proximities that would normally trigger collision avoidance manoeuvres.
ESA teams up with Massive Attack to boost climate action
A mesmerising audiovisual experience from trip-hop collective Massive Attack that blends an original score with stunning satellite images of Earth was enjoyed by thousands of climate enthusiasts in Liverpool.
'Marching orders haven't changed': New Artemis mobile launcher takes shape amid uncertain future
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Vega-C blueprint
Week in images: 25-29 November 2024
Week in images: 25-29 November 2024
Discover our week through the lens
Watch live: Vega-C to launch Sentinel-1C
The Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is ready for liftoff! Tune in to ESA WebTV on 4 December from 22:00 CET to watch the satellite soar into space on a Vega-C rocket to be launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Sentinel-1C is scheduled to liftoff at 22:20 CET.
BepiColombo's fifth Mercury flyby
Earth from Space: Agricultural patchwork, Romania
McGill Professor leads AXIS mission in final phase of NASA selection process
NASA has advanced the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) mission, co-led by McGill University's Professor Daryl Haggard, to the final selection phase of its $1 billion space probe competition. The AXIS mission seeks to explore the origins of primordial black holes from the early universe, investigating their formation and influence on galaxy evolution. It will also study explosive phe
Commercial Earth Observation to exceed $8 billion by 2033
The commercial Earth Observation (EO) market is forecasted to experience substantial growth, according to the latest Earth Observation Data and Services Market report from Novaspace. Currently valued at $5 billion, the market is projected to surpass $8 billion by 2033. The services segment is expected to grow from $3.1 billion to $4.9 billion during the same period. The report attributes t