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