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may 03, 2017 - European Space Agency

Bricks have been 3D printed out of simulated moondust using concentrated sunlight – proving in principle that future lunar colonists could one day use the same approach to build settlements on the Moo...



march 06, 2017 - European Space Agency

Vloggers recently spent two days at ESA’s astronaut centre to prepare for space – at least for the virtual world of the new Mass Effect: #andromeda computer game.ESA’s centre in #cologne, Germany, wel...



january 05, 2017 - European Space Agency

After a very exciting 2016, ESA has a busy year ahead.2017 is going to be a challenging year with many new launches that should show ESA’s excellence: from Earth Observation to Human Spaceflight, Sat ...



january 04, 2017 - European Space Agency

Discover more about our planet with the #earthfromspace video programme.In this special edition, Sentinel-2 Mission Manager Bianca Hoersch and Sentinel-2 Project Manager Francois Spoto join the show t...



december 27, 2016 - European Space Agency

Watch the amazing #cartoon adventures of #rosetta and #philae, now back-to-back in one special feature-length production.Find out how #rosetta and #philae first got inspired to visit a comet, and foll...



november 30, 2016 - European Space Agency

Bad smells from deep-fat frying in restaurants and take-away food venues could soon be eradicated thanks to experiments funded by ESA on the International Space Station.Cooking food such as French fri...



october 27, 2016 - European Space Agency

The international effort to find, confirm and catalogue the multitude of asteroids that pose a threat to our planet has reached a milestone: 15 000 discovered – with many more to go.The number of cata...



october 27, 2016 - European Space Agency

When it comes to operating a spacecraft, there is just one simple rule: No spacecraft, no job! This is one of the first things that students were taught at the #esa Academy’s Training and Learning Cen...



october 25, 2016 - European Space Agency

ESA astronauts #lucaparmitano and #pedroduque, together with  Eurocom #matthiasmaurer are starting the second phase of their ESA ‘Pangaea’ planetary geological field training on a landscape very simil...



october 20, 2016 - European Space Agency

As hundreds flee lava and ash spewed from Mexico’s Colima volcano, its continuing eruption is being tracked not only by ground instruments but also from space. Starting last month, Colima is one of 22...



october 07, 2016 - European Space Agency

his week, the commands that will govern the Schiaparelli lander’s descent and touchdown on Mars were uploaded to ESA’s ExoMars spacecraft, enroute to the Red Planet.The Trace Gas Orbiter has been carr...



october 07, 2016 - European Space Agency

Discover the Thematic Exploitation Platforms – or TEPs – which provide a virtual work environment to exploit complex satellite data...



october 04, 2016 - European Space Agency

Oceans might not be thought of as magnetic, but they make a tiny contribution to our planet’s protective magnetic shield. Remarkably, ESA’s Swarm satellites have not only measured this extremely faint...



august 29, 2016 - European Space Agency

Wildlife habitats close to airports pose a serious risk to safety at takeoff and landing. Thanks to ESA, a new service lets airports use satellites to identify and manage these areas.Developed by Asce...



july 05, 2016 - European Space Agency

On this day 10 years ago, Space Shuttle Discovery was launched to the International Space Station carrying ESA’sEuropean Modular Cultivation System – a miniature greenhouse to probe how plants grow in...