https://www.esa.int/ 2026-08-16T14:55:35.400660+00:00 ESA python-feedgen https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trvny/feedseek/main/assets/icons/esa.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trvny/feedseek/main/assets/icons/esa.png Combined European Space Agency feed: Newsroom, Corporate News, the per-activity feeds (Space News, Space Science, Operations, Observing the Earth, Launchers, Navigation, Telecommunications), the Week in Images, the Webb and Hubble imagery feeds, and the active blogs.esa.int mission blogs. tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f29fcb50123613c9 2026-08-14T13:10:00+00:00 Week in images: 10-14 August 2026 Discover our week through the lens 2026-08-14T13:10:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/92618ed251c7e7d9 2026-08-14T10:00:00+00:00 On 12 August 2026, Europe witnessed the first total solar eclipse in over two decades. Millions of people were awed by the Moon completely covering the Sun's bright disc, briefly turning day into night and revealing the Sun's outer atmosphere. Totality could be seen from Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal, while most of the rest of Europe saw a partial eclipse. 2026-08-14T10:00:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e7effca6f836d295 2026-08-13T09:46:00+00:00 First the European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission separated from its launcher on 7 October 2024, next its lengthy ‘cruise phase’ began – the car-sized spacecraft’s journey through millions of kilometres of nothingness to converge on its rocky destination. 2026-08-13T09:46:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/5f198ff1a72d0912 2026-08-13T08:30:00+00:00 Video: 00:00:04 Yesterday between 20:26 and 20:34 CEST, parts of the Iberian peninsula experienced a total solar eclipse. This animation, composed of images from the Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I1), caught the Moon’s dark shadow as it passed over Earth’s surface – converging with the advancing twilight shadow as dusk fell over Europe. From its vantage point in geostationary orbit, MTG-I1 keeps its imaging instruments focused on Europe and northern Africa from a distance o 2026-08-13T08:30:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/3a1c86ed8b006e8a 2026-08-12T12:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:05:08 [English] Experience a musical simulation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain). Click here for information about ESA’s live broadcast from this observatory, or visit esa.int/solareclipse for an overview of all ESA eclipse activities & resources. This is a ‘musification’ – an artistic interpretation of a set of data. In this case, the eclipse determines when and how much of each sound is heard. The music is s 2026-08-12T12:00:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/7cab6ac742c553d0 2026-08-11T09:30:00+00:00 Video: 00:01:24 When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, it casts a shadow onto Earth's surface. For people in the darkest part of this shadow, the face of the Sun is totally blocked out, and its wispy atmosphere becomes visible. On Wednesday 12 August, such a shadow will cross Greenland, Iceland, northeastern Portugal and Spain. With this being the first total eclipse visible from mainland Spain since 1905, the European Space Agency (ESA) has decided to do something special. ESA’s li 2026-08-11T09:30:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/2dce384d8cbdf9a1 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope , an international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS 3 continues to enrich its surroundings with newly formed material despite the intense radiation environment around Sagittarius A*. 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/416b5d5ce85001ab 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 This image features data from Webb’s NIRCam ( Near Infrared Camera ) and MIRI ( Mid Infrared Instrument ) to capture the most detailed mid-infrared view yet of the field that hosts the highly evolved star IRS 3, which is located just 0.55 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way galaxy's central supermassive black hole. An international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to this supermassive black hole. The observations reveal th 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/6859671713ab37fa 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:00:44 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will take part in her first-ever spacewalk during U.S. Spacewalk 97. Together with NASA astronaut Anil Menon, she will replace a Space-to-Ground antenna on the International Space Station, a critical communications system that enables high-speed data and voice links between Mission Control in Houston and the space station. Watch it live on ESA WebTV and the ESA’s YouTube channel . Coverage begins at 13:00 CEST , with the spacewalk scheduled to begi 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/ad60e90546b7f310 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 This image features data from Webb’s MIRI ( Mid Infrared Instrument ) to capture the most detailed mid-infrared view yet of the field that hosts the highly evolved star IRS 3, which is located just 0.55 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way galaxy's central supermassive black hole. An international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to this supermassive black hole. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS 3 continues 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/5f47fb2aa72a97da 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 This image shows a close-up of the surrounding region of the highly evolved star IRS 3, which is located just 0.55 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way galaxy's central supermassive black hole. An international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to this supermassive black hole. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS 3 continues to enrich its surroundings with newly formed material despite the intense radiation envi 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/9e2c36065a4eb078 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 This image showcases the location of the highly evolved star IRS 3, which is located just 0.55 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way galaxy's central supermassive black hole. The images show a progressinvely closer view of the region using ground- and space-based data. An international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to this supermassive black hole. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS 3 continues to enrich its 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4be1e40a67cdac49 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS 3 continues to enrich its surroundings with newly formed material despite the intense radiation environment around Sagittarius A*. 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/c6d5077ed7d5e092 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 This image features data from Webb’s NIRCam ( Near Infrared Camera ) to capture the most detailed mid-infrared view yet of the field that hosts the highly evolved star IRS 3, which is located just 0.55 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way galaxy's central supermassive black hole. An international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to this supermassive black hole. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS 3 continues t 2026-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/6a141de9fa59e7ce 2026-08-11T07:00:25+00:00 On 12 August 2026, parts of Europe will experience a total solar eclipse. With the Sun’s bright disc covered, its surrounding atmosphere – the solar corona – will become visible to the naked eye. Unfortunately, total solar eclipses are rare and last at most a few minutes, giving scientists little time to [...] 2026-08-11T07:00:25+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/6b2101eca7872efc 2026-08-10T14:00:00+00:00 The James Webb Space Telescope observed planetary nebula NGC 2392 in mid-infrared light, revealing the presence of dust and its varying structures within this tumultuous environment. Nicknamed the Lion Nebula due to its appearance, this collection of gas and dust is created and sculpted by the remains of a dying star, which is in the center and resembles the button nose of the lion. While some dust is being destroyed by the bubble of ionized gas that forms the lion’s face, most of the gas is bei 2026-08-10T14:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/8622333b0182d17f 2026-08-10T14:00:00+00:00 Image: Observing across the starry “plains” of space, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope previously viewed this planetary nebula in 2000, imaging the lion face-shaped target in visible light and revealing features such as the “mane” of hazy, comet-shaped objects. Now Webb has captured a clearer, more detailed view of the Lion Nebula due to its high-resolution imaging. At first glance the nebula’ 2026-08-10T14:00:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/132c670c97ba0ac2 2026-08-10T14:00:00+00:00 The James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged planetary nebula NGC 2392, which is nicknamed the Lion Nebula due to its distinct shape. This near- and mid-infrared composite image reveals the complex structure of the nebula, which has formed and continues to be sculpted by the remains of a dying star. The stellar core, also known as a white dwarf, is located at the centre and looks like the button nose of the lion. The central dying star is so hot that its radiation is “cooking” everything from 2026-08-10T14:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d2eaa2c2d166bd39 2026-08-10T14:00:00+00:00 Observing across the starry “plains” of space, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. 2026-08-10T14:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f8599cc9780778a6 2026-08-10T13:00:00+00:00 Earth observation satellites help us monitor phenomena such as wildfires, drought and heatwaves from space. This page is updated on a regular basis with a selection of ESA’s most recent news-related images showing how the effects of climate change are impacting our world. 2026-08-10T13:00:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/721257de9ff7a78d 2026-08-10T11:59:00+00:00 On 12 August 2026 , parts of Europe will experience a total solar eclipse . With the Sun's bright disc covered, its surrounding atmosphere – the solar corona – will become visible to the naked eye. Unfortunately, total solar eclipses are rare and last at most a few minutes, giving scientists little time to study the Sun’s enigmatic halo. This is why ESA developed missions that create eclipses artificially, and why experts use computer models to create digital simulations. So how do we do it, and 2026-08-10T11:59:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/dbb7ba1f4ab8c643 2026-08-10T11:05:00+00:00 On 3 July 2026, an invisible signal travelled across Europe. From Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, to Rome, Italy, the signal connected the Galileo Ground Control Centre to a Galileo Second Generation satellite for the first time, marking a major step forward in the programme’s marathon of compatibility tests. 2026-08-10T11:05:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/bdcdaae65daf3c31 2026-08-10T06:53:00+00:00 Press Release N° 38–2026 Media representatives are invited to join online media briefings in English, French and German ahead of the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather satellite, MTG-I2. 2026-08-10T06:53:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a0451429fb32227e 2026-08-07T14:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:01:44 [English] On 12 August 2026, Europe will witness one of nature’s most spectacular events: a total solar eclipse starting at 19:30 CEST. As the Moon’s shadow sweeps across Spain, join the European Space Agency live from Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre where Dame Dr. Maggie Aderin and ESA scientists will fill you in on everything you need to know about the eclipse and reveal the science behind the spectacle. Are you watching from Spain? Join ESA in León at Palacio de Con 2026-08-07T14:00:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4d09915a724d9bf4 2026-08-07T13:10:00+00:00 Week in images: 03-07 August 2026 Discover our week through the lens 2026-08-07T13:10:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b43684be596046d3 2026-08-07T11:40:00+00:00 Image: These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images over the Danube north of Budapest show how the river’s level has fallen to a record low in Hungary due to a severe drought in central Europe. 2026-08-07T11:40:00+00:00 Space News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/cea1634dce6dadf1 2026-08-06T10:16:00+00:00 Since the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) began its launch campaign last month, it has undergone rigorous pre-launch inspections that ensure the electronic and mechanical systems are working correctly. How does a team of experts, including scientists, engineers, launch coordinators and mission operation specialists, ensure everything is running smoothly behind the scenes, both during and after liftoff? 2026-08-06T10:16:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f78dd48529d1d7d1 2026-08-05T17:07:47+00:00 This week, the Orion spacecraft for Artemis III took a major step forward as engineers connected its crew and service modules at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US.  This milestone is the culmination of months of testing and preparation. The modules followed parallel integration campaigns, and as many areas become inaccessible once they are joined, engineers had to [...] 2026-08-05T17:07:47+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/27d69b7053905bab 2026-08-04T07:30:00+00:00 Press Release N° 37–2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) and The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) are teaming up to celebrate World Space Week from 4–10 October 2026. This unique, limited-time collaboration brings together two worlds united by curiosity, exploration and imagination. 2026-08-04T07:30:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4b06b62447181c2d 2026-07-31T10:29:28+00:00 Exercise is one of the most important countermeasures against the effects of spaceflight. Without Earth’s constant gravitational pull, astronauts experience losses in bone density, muscle mass and cardiovascular fitness. Even though these changes are temporary, they can affect an astronaut’s well-being, performance, and overall safety in orbit. 2026-07-31T10:29:28+00:00 Exploration Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/07f33f6e319a721a 2026-07-31T10:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:01:34 [English]: A solar eclipse is an unforgettable sight, but only if you watch it safely! ESA reserve astronaut Sara García Alonso shows you how to enjoy this incredible cosmic event using certified eclipse glasses and explains why ordinary sunglasses are not enough. Learn what happens during the different stages of an eclipse, when it is safe to look up, and how to experience one of the greatest shows in the Solar System without risking your eyes. [Spanish]: Un eclipse solar es 2026-07-31T10:00:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/dd264aa32a7fa035 2026-07-31T09:36:00+00:00 The European Space Agency's two-satellite HydroGNSS Scout mission has completed commissioning and is now in full scientific operations. Following extensive testing and validation of the satellites, instruments and ground segment, HydroGNSS data are now freely available to users worldwide, opening new opportunities to advance our understanding of water availability and the impacts of climate change on Earth's water cycle. 2026-07-31T09:36:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/82f58fe97017efaa 2026-07-30T12:28:00+00:00 From 13-24 July, the 17th annual European Space Agency (ESA)/Joint Research Centre (JRC) International Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) brought together a record 102 students, early-stage researchers and young professionals from 25 countries to broaden their knowledge of GNSS. In Espoo, Finland, they collaborated, built connections and learned from experts from ESA, the European Commission (EC), industry and academia. 2026-07-30T12:28:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/26601331e6d1c243 2026-07-29T12:23:24+00:00 At first glance, this is just another image of Earth. But look closely, and you will be able to make out Proba-3’s Coronagraph spacecraft hiding in plain sight, covering parts of the Indonesian Archipelago to the right of the Indian Ocean’s vast expanse. Read more: ESA – Earth and Proba-3’s Coronagraph [...] 2026-07-29T12:23:24+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/53cf4b08236aa29b 2026-07-27T15:00:00+00:00 Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, captured on 26 July, shows a zoomed-in view over ESA's Cebreros ground station, which lies within the areas heavily affected by the wildfires in Spain. 2026-07-27T15:00:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a81ba27762a5925e 2026-07-27T13:50:00+00:00 Image: These images by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, captured on 26 July, show the area to the west of Bordeaux, France, where wildfires continue to burn countryside, fanned by wind and heatwave conditions. 2026-07-27T13:50:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/c4691ec8ccb95c5f 2026-07-27T08:00:00+00:00 To mark Europe’s newest generation heavy‑lift launcher, La Poste, France’s national postal service, has issued a collector set of eight stamps featuring Ariane 6, paying tribute to Europe’s ambitious space programme. 2026-07-27T08:00:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f5a5a9277fc84030 2026-07-25T11:05:00+00:00 (Spanish text below) ESA is closely monitoring the wildfire situation in the vicinity of its deep-space ground station in Cebreros, Spain. 2026-07-25T11:05:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/446a6553e89f34c8 2026-07-24T13:05:00+00:00 Week in images: 20-24 July 2026 2026-07-24T13:05:00+00:00 Week in Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4984e5d3e82253c6 2026-07-24T08:00:00+00:00 The subject of this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month is a spiral galaxy struggling against some of the titanic forces that appear on galactic scales in space. This is NGC 4654, an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). “Intermediate” means that it lies between the spiral galaxies that have a bar across the centre and those that don’t, with a weak bar structure in its centre. It is situated 72 million light-years from Earth in the Virgo Cluster, a particularly massive 2026-07-24T08:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/2769921ce597007f 2026-07-23T09:00:00+00:00 Press Release N° 36–2026 Discover the science behind one of nature's most extraordinary phenomena and experience a total solar eclipse with the European Space Agency (ESA), the City of León and the University of León. 2026-07-23T09:00:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/51f9cd7640bd6e99 2026-07-21T13:35:00+00:00 Image: The FLEX satellite, ESA’s next Earth Explorer mission, has been removed from its container packaging at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be prepared for its upcoming launch. 2026-07-21T13:35:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d426d2e95cc48a05 2026-07-21T11:18:58+00:00 The ramps that will lead the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover onto the martian surface have proved they can handle freezing temperatures, vibrations and low pressure ahead of their mission to the Red Planet. 2026-07-21T11:18:58+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b4dc16742f81fbef 2026-07-21T10:17:55+00:00 Exploring Earth’s clouds and aerosols is a huge, coordinated team effort, and a global calibration and validation campaign like none that has gone before continued for EarthCARE throughout early 2026.  Having surpassed 100 underflights of the satellite by various research aircraft, thousands of kilometers surfing tropical ocean waves in research ships, and plenty [...] 2026-07-21T10:17:55+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/7bb261cc5cbede36 2026-07-20T12:13:00+00:00 Image: The next satellite in the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation satellite system, Sentinel-3C, has been unpacked from its container at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 2026-07-20T12:13:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/8ee3ad43de424ce5 2026-07-20T08:00:00+00:00 Press Release N° 35–2026 Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending the media programme at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for the launch of the FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites on a Vega-C rocket (flight VV30). Liftoff is expected to take place in September. 2026-07-20T08:00:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/02d41da3084c0c74 2026-07-20T06:54:00+00:00 From 22-26 June, 30 university students from Europe and Canada came together at the European Space Agency (ESA) Academy’s Training and Learning Facility in Belgium to explore the fundamentals of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). The course prepared the next generation of navigation professionals with lectures from experts and hands-on exercises where students applied their new knowledge. 2026-07-20T06:54:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/ce3edb60bfb29f6f 2026-07-17T16:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:02:09 From 22-26 June 2026, 30 university students from Europe and Canada came together at the European Space Agency (ESA) Academy’s Training and Learning Facility in Belgium to explore the fundamentals of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). This annual course prepares the next generation of navigation professionals with lectures from experts and hands-on exercises where students can apply their new knowledge. In this video, students and lecturers from the 2026 edition of t 2026-07-17T16:00:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/ef77b0c7adffd6e1 2026-07-16T12:00:00+00:00 Image: The MTG-I2 satellite has undergone a 'fit check' with its launch vehicle adapter to ensure that everything fits correctly before the actual launch 2026-07-16T12:00:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/5a5c7a5254e675f0 2026-07-16T11:30:00+00:00 Expedition Sound is a podcast series by the European Space Agency (ESA) in which you’re invited to explore the Universe through your ears. Guided by sonifications – the translation of data into sound – host Zsófi Szalavári travels from our Sun out into the depths of space to uncover what the space telescopes of ESA’s science missions teach us about the Universe. 2026-07-16T11:30:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d364902df969239e 2026-07-15T14:24:00+00:00 The European Space Agency has installed its first quantum computer, called Bell-1, at its Earth observation centre in Italy. The move marks a significant step in exploring how quantum technology could be merged with classical high-performance computing to improve the speed and efficiency of processing huge amounts of satellite data. 2026-07-15T14:24:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/ddbfcee950310109 2026-07-15T13:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:00:00 ESA experts explain the science of eclipses, including visibility and key opportunities for scientific observation. 2026-07-15T13:00:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a84bb94389c26a70 2026-07-15T12:00:00+00:00 Researchers used the NIRSpec ( Near-Infrared Spectrograph ) Integral Field Unit on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to map chemical contents of the Beta Pictoris system. As a result, they discovered a third planet, Beta Pictoris d, orbiting the young star. Instead of identifying the planet as a bright point of light, as seen in the reconstructed image, researchers searched the spectroscopic data for the molecular signatures expected from a giant planet atmosphere, allowing the object 2026-07-15T12:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0f762531a4fad458 2026-07-15T07:39:00+00:00 One year after launch, the first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder satellite, MTG-S1, is now commissioned and has been placed in its operational position in geostationary orbit at 0° longitude, and is now ready to deliver vital data to strengthen weather forecasting across Europe. 2026-07-15T07:39:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/bc81f7917e5ae24a 2026-07-13T14:00:00+00:00 Although models suggest globular star cluster Omega Centauri should contain approximately 10,000 stellar-mass black holes, observational evidence of their existence has remained scarce. A team of astronomers recently tracked the position of stars on the sky over more than 20 years using a robust multi-mission dataset of archival data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope as well as recent data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Based on their analysis, the science team detected 2026-07-13T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fd5e4c61c44baf80 2026-07-13T14:00:00+00:00 The massive globular star cluster Omega Centauri has puzzled astronomers for decades. It should be filled with black holes left behind by exploding stars, yet evidence for them is scarce. Now, astronomers using archival data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and supportive observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have finally located their first stellar-mass black hole in this cluster. Discovering the first of this missing black hole population will help refine curren 2026-07-13T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/67d1b91845ab0256 2026-07-13T12:34:00+00:00 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Republic of Poland have announced that a new ESA centre focusing on civil security and resilience will be located in Warsaw, supporting the efficient and coordinated development of European capabilities in these strategically important fields. 2026-07-13T12:34:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/9fb9d57d889bfd7a 2026-07-13T11:23:00+00:00 His Majesty King Charles III visited the UK’s largest space cluster on 10 July to launch a new initiative designed to shape the future of the space and defence economy. 2026-07-13T11:23:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b271894a8270f619 2026-07-13T08:30:00+00:00 Every space mission starts with a question: how do we get there? At ESA, Advanced Mission Analysis Tools (AMAT) is helping mission analysts answer it, providing a modern, flexible environment for designing complex trajectories from Earth orbit to deep space. 2026-07-13T08:30:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/7102e186d2574898 2026-07-13T07:39:00+00:00 One year after launch, the first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder satellite, MTG-S1, has completed commissioning with flying colours, been placed in its operational position in geostationary orbit and is now delivering vital data to strengthen weather forecasting across Europe. 2026-07-13T07:39:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/40889d1deb4957f8 2026-07-10T12:00:00+00:00 Revisit the Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting Held on 7–8 July 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia 2026-07-10T12:00:00+00:00 Observing the Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/7d99ebcc5eecaec5 2026-07-10T03:09:00+00:00 Training while flying: Inside BepiColombo's arrival simulations 2026-07-10T03:09:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0afe8d0afe3f4087 2026-07-09T09:31:00+00:00 Image: Navigation Training Course 2026 2026-07-09T09:31:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d940c114d1e9b12b 2026-07-08T07:34:00+00:00 Press Release N° 34–2026 Media are invited to join online media briefings in English and Spanish on 15 July ahead of the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026. The briefing will provide journalists with insights into the science of eclipses, how and where the eclipse will be visible and the opportunities it offers for scientific observation. ESA experts will be available to explain the phenomenon and answer questions from the media. 2026-07-08T07:34:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d1a8c694c9472fe1 2026-07-06T16:00:00+00:00 In new images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer, and far more complex, than ever seen before. Webb’s unprecedented sensitivity across near- and mid-infrared wavelengths cuts through the thick lanes of dust that obscure Centaurus A’s centre in visible light, showing a densely packed tapestry of individual stars and an active, everchanging galaxy. These images mark four years of bette 2026-07-06T16:00:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fa8ef3fa944a0ea8 2026-07-06T14:00:00+00:00 Annotated image of the active galaxy Centaurus A captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI ( Mid-Infrared Instrument ), with compass arrows, a scale bar, and colour key for reference. The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (as seen from below) is flipped relative to direction arrows on a map of the ground (as seen from above). The scale bar is labeled in light-years. This image shows inv 2026-07-06T14:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/cfc61d9c717a9c62 2026-07-06T14:00:00+00:00 This combined view of Centaurus A from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope pairs observations from the Near-Infrared Camera ( NIRCam ) and Mid-Infrared Instrument ( MIRI ). Webb’s infrared vision exposes a warped disk of gas and dust left behind by a collision with another galaxy billions of years ago. What may first appear as a grainy glow is actually a dense field of millions of individually resolved stars. By distinguishing different generations of stars embedded throughout the dusty 2026-07-06T14:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/eef6c48444497bf8 2026-07-06T14:00:00+00:00 This combined view of Centaurus A from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope pairs observations from the Near-Infrared Camera ( NIRCam ) and Mid-Infrared Instrument ( MIRI ). Webb’s infrared vision exposes a warped disk of gas and dust left behind by a collision with another galaxy billions of years ago. What may first appear as a grainy glow is actually a dense field of millions of individually resolved stars. By distinguishing different generations of stars embedded throughout the dusty 2026-07-06T14:00:00+00:00 Webb Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b6f576ea056222a2 2026-07-06T14:00:00+00:00 In new images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer, and far more complex, than ever seen before. Webb’s unprecedented sensitivity across near- and mid-infrared wavelengths cuts through the thick lanes of dust that obscure Centaurus A’s centre in visible light, showing a densely packed tapestry of individual stars and an active, everchanging galaxy. These images mark four years of bette 2026-07-06T14:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/1dea383cb251c592 2026-07-06T13:41:00+00:00 ESA’s OpSTAR (Optical Synchronised Time And Ranging) In-Orbit Demonstrator mission will showcase how optical technologies can reshape the architecture of satellite navigation, enable greater accuracy and strengthen resilience against threats such as jamming and spoofing. 2026-07-06T13:41:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0864ac612f960978 2026-07-06T13:32:00+00:00 Image: OpSTAR mission patch 2026-07-06T13:32:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/19900bf085722b50 2026-07-06T06:30:00+00:00 Euclid discovers the most ancient quasar in the Universe 2026-07-06T06:30:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a52b20d4bd7e839f 2026-07-03T08:28:00+00:00 Image: Artist's view of Space Transportation's major programmes from 2026 onwards – vertical 2026-07-03T08:28:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/6837a828b6ea49d2 2026-07-03T07:36:43+00:00 Every space mission has two crews: one in space and one on Earth. While ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot carries out experiments and daily tasks aboard the International Space Station, teams across Europe are working to support her εpsilon mission from the ground. 2026-07-03T07:36:43+00:00 Exploration Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a33475d11e1b3dca 2026-07-02T15:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:04:24 A core stage, an upper stage and four of the most powerful boosters ever produced in Europe. This timelapse video shows how Ariane 6 is built up at the launch zone. On 17 June 2026 at 09:21 local time (13:21 BST, 14:21 CEST), Ariane 6 flight VA269 soared to orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 36 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation left Earth powered by four P160C-based boosters, the first time these upgraded boosters were used – making this launch the most p 2026-07-02T15:00:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/689521e8acc7cfa8 2026-07-02T10:15:00+00:00 Press Release N° 33–2026 Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending the media programme for the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather satellite, MTG-I2, at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 2026-07-02T10:15:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/1f69a6252d02dcff 2026-07-01T15:00:00+00:00 An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to watch the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WD 1856 b transit its host star, measuring the planet’s mass and temperature and even detecting its atmosphere. They found that the planet is significantly warmer than expected and determined how it most likely reached its very tight orbit around the star, a white dwarf. The results are our first window into the future of planets like Jupiter after the death of the Sun 2026-07-01T15:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/82f3c55609bfc58b 2026-06-26T10:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:03:39 What really happens during a solar eclipse? ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez Fernández separates myth from fact, answering common questions and misconceptions about one of nature's most spectacular phenomena. ESA is getting ready for three European solar eclipses. Follow this page to keep up to date with our planned activities! 2026-06-26T10:00:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/cab49154acb9c797 2026-06-26T08:00:00+00:00 The subject of today’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month is an ancient inhabitant of our galaxy. This sparkling scene is of a globular cluster : a collection of tens of thousands to millions of stars , all tightly bound together under the influence of gravity. Astronomers know of more than 150 globular clusters in our galaxy, though there may be others yet to be discovered, hidden from view by dust or densely packed fields of stars. This particular globular cluster is NGC 6723, sometimes called th 2026-06-26T08:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/574a75156a0cb981 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00 ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/c41a2e67238d5a79 2026-06-24T07:56:00+00:00 At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time. After powering BepiColombo 's eight-year journey across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion (SEP) system completed its final thrust arc, marking the end of BepiColombo’s long cruise phase and the beginning of its arrival at Mercury. 2026-06-24T07:56:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4bf832296ff06902 2026-06-23T14:04:00+00:00 The European Space Agency (ESA) leads the design, development, qualification and R&D of flagship EU Space programmes Galileo and EGNOS. It also implements satellite navigation programmes focused on innovation, competitiveness and in-orbit demonstrations, with ESA optional programmes NAVISP, FutureNAV, Celeste (LEO-PNT), Genesis and Moonlight. Do you want to join us in shaping the future of European satellite navigation? From contracts, workshops and industry events to education activities, disco 2026-06-23T14:04:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/c570983a0b6dad45 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 This galaxy field contains the oddball galaxy MXDFz4.4 that existed only 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, when the Universe was still a “swirl” of opaque and clear gas as the Era of Reionisation was ending. Detailed visible-light images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope revealed that several bursts of younger stars cleared the space in and around the galaxy. The team sifted through extensive Hubble observations that produced deep exposures of the field where this galaxy is located. T 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a4c7da553c9b78e5 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 Located 12 million light-years away and undergoing rapid star formation, edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82) is a scientifically unique sight to behold, and now the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed previously unseen details. 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/de3cfd755083723e 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 This shows the galaxy MXDFz4.4, enlarged at right, in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), captured by both the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). Oddball galaxy MXDFz4.4 existed only 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, when the Universe was still a “swirl” of opaque and clear gas as the Era of Reionisation was ending. Detailed visible-light images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Tel 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e19720df01a688b7 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 This shows the galaxy MXDFz4.4, enlarged at right, in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), captured by both the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). The image shows compass arrows, scale bar, and colour key for reference. The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (as seen from below) is flipped relative to dire 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4aa41f616de866ac 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found something they never expected: ultraviolet light from a galaxy that existed just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang. That galaxy contains tightly clustered young stars that produce ionising light capable of transforming the opaque, neutral gas within and immediately around the galaxy, clearing our view. This suggests that similar galaxies in the early Universe were responsible for clearing the neutral fog of hydrogen gas that onc 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f11287638e1dce96 2026-06-22T15:00:00+00:00 The third identified interstellar comet in human history has a surprising chemical makeup, raising questions as to how common, or unusual, conditions in our own Solar System may be. 2026-06-22T15:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/17ade4c0a5882e00 2026-06-19T12:39:00+00:00 Video: 00:00:30 On 17 June at 09:21 local time (13:21 BST, 14:21 CEST), Ariane 6 flight VA269 soared to orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 36 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation left Earth powered by four P160C-based boosters, the first time these upgraded boosters were used – making this launch the most powerful so far for Europe’s heavy-lift rocket. 2026-06-19T12:39:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/53da0cd54d4c188d 2026-06-17T16:30:00+00:00 Video: 03:05:00 On the 17th of June Ariane 6 flight VA269 soared to orbit from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The latest generation of Europe's largest and most powerful rocket launched 36 satellites for Amazon's Leo constellation. The debut of the four new boosters based on the P160C solid-propellant rocket motor allowed 36 satellites to be launched, four more than the two Leo launches Ariane 6 had delivered before. Ariane 6 is Europe’s heavy-lift launcher and a key element of ESA’s e 2026-06-17T16:30:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/5bd291a15aba0872 2026-06-17T15:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:49:43 Watch the replay of the media information session where ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and outgoing ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun provide an update on the main outcomes of the 347th ESA Council meeting, held at ESA Headquarters in Paris on 16–17 June 2026. 2026-06-17T15:00:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/118bbae9a3200d5e 2026-06-17T13:06:00+00:00 Image: Liftoff: first Ariane 6 liftoff with P160C-based boosters 2026-06-17T13:06:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/409203b1b844fe0d 2026-06-17T13:06:00+00:00 Image: Seen from above: liftoff of first Ariane 6 with P160C-based boosters 2026-06-17T13:06:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/446ed54388eb59a9 2026-06-17T11:27:00+00:00 Press Release N° 32–2026 Europe’s heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 launched 36 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit today. The launcher featured four upgraded boosters with 14 tonnes more propellant each. This launch sets a new weight record for Europe and comes just six months after the debut of the four-booster version of Ariane 6. 2026-06-17T11:27:00+00:00 Newsroom tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/80a4e4988ae3cd44 2026-06-17T10:02:18+00:00 A team of engineers is hands-on assembling Europe’s most complex robotic arm, preparing for future missions to the Moon and Mars. 2026-06-17T10:02:18+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/01e2896c7f1ff1fc 2026-06-17T09:44:00+00:00 The European Space Agency Council has approved the appointment of two new directors: Christine Klein as Director of Controlling, Finance and Operational Procurement, and Jean-Luc Trullemans as Director of Strategy, Legal and External Affairs. 2026-06-17T09:44:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/45836c79587680b5 2026-06-16T17:15:00+00:00 Researchers have confirmed a new class of objects within our Milky Way galaxy: survivors called “bulge fossil fragments.” Terzan 5 is the prototype of these remnants of our galaxy's early formation. Billions of years ago, similar primordial clumps spread out and merged to form the Milky Way’s bulge, yet Terzan 5 remained intact until the present day. A new study that combined recent observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and data taken over 12 years from the NASA/ESA Hubbl 2026-06-16T17:15:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/7e8f6a62f01002d6 2026-06-16T14:30:00+00:00 On 14-15 October, the European Space Agency (ESA) will host the NAVISP Industry Days in Rome, Italy, bringing together the European PNT academic and industrial community to explore the latest opportunities and advancements in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technologies. 2026-06-16T14:30:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/66d6dc897535171b 2026-06-15T12:10:00+00:00 Watch live: bigger booster, more powerful Ariane 6 launch 2026-06-15T12:10:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4eaca0e3521fc331 2026-06-14T16:00:00+00:00 Spectrum’s qualifying second launch 2026-06-14T16:00:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a8da114668d23487 2026-06-11T15:25:00+00:00 From strategic discussions on autonomy and resilience to an in-flight call with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, ESA's second day at ILA Berlin International Airshow 2026 highlighted the wide-reaching value of space for Europe now and in the future. 2026-06-11T15:25:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0c90fe143c3009e7 2026-06-11T11:40:00+00:00 Video: 00:01:38 The eighth flight of Europe’s rocket Ariane 6 will have a bigger boost: the P120C solid-propellant rocket motor, used as Ariane 6 booster so far, has been upgraded. The new P160C flying on Ariane 6 flight VA269 offers 10% more performance to orbit. P160C was developed by Europropulsion under contract from ArianeGroup and Avio. Just like P120C, P160C comes in three main parts, its structure is made in Italy, the rocket engine nozzle in France and the igniter in Norway. After b 2026-06-11T11:40:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/7b9882d59a22d587 2026-06-11T11:17:00+00:00 Image: Astris key visual 2026-06-11T11:17:00+00:00 Launchers tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f2c9ce20ae723af1 2026-06-10T17:32:00+00:00 The European Space Agency (ESA) inaugurated its participation at ILA Berlin International Airshow 2026 with a day rich in high-level meetings, public events and strategic milestones, highlighting Europe's determination to strengthen its role in space. From in-space operations and services to Earth observation and planetary defence, 'Day 1 at ILA' showcased how ESA is working with its Member States, partners and industry to help shape Europe's future. 2026-06-10T17:32:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a0fe48031ff15716 2026-06-10T14:00:00+00:00 The complex puzzle of the objects known as little red dots (LRDs) has gradually become more complete since their initial discovery by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Now a particular little red dot’s spectrum is helping connect many of the pieces. 2026-06-10T14:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/482f2304c4c2a5c8 2026-06-10T09:32:00+00:00 Image: Antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation intersatellite links, Airbus Defence and Space 2026-06-10T09:32:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e6a442a8c38386d1 2026-06-10T09:21:00+00:00 Image: Thales Alenia Space’s antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation satellites 2026-06-10T09:21:00+00:00 Navigation tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f79c2ea4879bc842 2026-06-09T12:16:17+00:00 The Proba-3 mission’s Coronagraph spacecraft and its main scientific instrument, ASPIICS, are both at full health, ready to resume routine formation flying operations and deliver more breathtaking artificial eclipses. Read more 2026-06-09T12:16:17+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/6b3a32569004e508 2026-06-08T13:56:00+00:00 The European Space Agency (ESA) and Europa-Park signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 8 June, confirming their cooperation and their shared commitment to European collaboration, innovation and public engagement. 2026-06-08T13:56:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d90653002c632f1a 2026-06-08T09:00:00+00:00 ESA unveils the ESA Skills Digital Twin Initiative to map current skills needed in the European space sector and identify emerging and critical gaps. An executive roundtable with industry, academia and international organisations was held in Paris on Wednesday 8 April 2026 to discuss the initiative’s findings, a first stepping stone towards wider reflections. 2026-06-08T09:00:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/768fa113136a5928 2026-06-08T08:18:00+00:00 Under the theme 'Space4Future', the European Space Agency (ESA) will welcome visitors to the Space Pavilion at ILA Berlin International Airshow, Hall B, from 10 to 14 June. From Moon exploration to climate monitoring, from navigation and telecommunication to European launchers, visitors to the pavilion will discover how space is shaping our future. 2026-06-08T08:18:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/1563a0f2720f279a 2026-06-05T13:05:00+00:00 Week in images: 01-05 June 2026 2026-06-05T13:05:00+00:00 Week in Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fd93aec6dfc3843c 2026-06-05T13:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:02:40 English How does Europe study the Sun? Discover the missions revealing the secrets of our closest star, from SOHO and Solar Orbiter to Proba-3, which is creating artificial solar eclipses in space to unlock new insights into the Sun's mysterious corona. Featuring ESA Reserve Astronaut Sara García Alonso. ESA is getting ready for three European solar eclipses. Follow this page to keep up to date with our planned activities! Spanish ¿Cómo se estudia el Sol desde Europa? Acompañ 2026-06-05T13:00:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d09d53feb58d1da9 2026-06-05T08:00:00+00:00 Image: Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation 2026-06-05T08:00:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/df0c6c717be81dfe 2026-06-04T14:17:17+00:00 Today, a second attempt at returning the two Proba-3 satellites to a formation flying configuration took place – and the mission team just confirmed it was successful! This means Proba-3 will soon return to routine autonomous formation flying operations and coronagraphy observations. During today’s attempt, ASPIICS was able to capture the first new corona images, and we can’t wait to share [...] 2026-06-04T14:17:17+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/ae3638c16f819e4f 2026-06-01T15:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:03:24 Smile successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 19 May 2026. This timelapse captures the excitement and precision of launch operations as the spacecraft begins its journey to study the connection between the Sun and Earth. Smile (the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) is an international space science mission designed to investigate how the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere. By observing these dynamic processes from space, 2026-06-01T15:00:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/262b45fcce81c38c 2026-06-01T15:00:00+00:00 Image: Webb's MIRI image of the interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS in three different light wavelengths 2026-06-01T15:00:00+00:00 Space Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/cf142fdbee2be380 2026-05-29T13:01:00+00:00 Week in images: 25-29 May 2026 2026-05-29T13:01:00+00:00 Week in Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/32140880f6fd1b23 2026-05-29T09:00:00+00:00 The Secure and cryptographic (Saga) mission is the European Space Agency’s (ESA) initiative to enable highly secure cryptographic key distribution from space using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). As cyber threats continue to evolve, the technologies developed and demonstrated under Saga are designed to strengthen Europe’s digital resilience and strategic autonomy by supporting highly secure communications. 2026-05-29T09:00:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f1c089e71da3de74 2026-05-29T08:49:14+00:00 The Zero Debris Community is entering a new phase. Since the publication and signature of the Zero Debris Charter, the initiative has grown into a broad community of organisations committed to achieving Zero Debris by 2030. This growth is a strength — but it also creates a need for clear, [...] 2026-05-29T08:49:14+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/228c965feac5480f 2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00 This artist’s concept depicts planet TRAPPIST-1 d passing in front of its turbulent star, with other members of the closely packed system shown in the background. The TRAPPIST-1 system is intriguing to scientists for a few reasons. Not only does the system have seven Earth-sized rocky worlds, but its star is a red dwarf, the most common type of star in the Milky Way galaxy. If an Earth-sized world can maintain an atmosphere here, and thus have the potential for liquid surface water, the chance o 2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a63fa92d34e6995a 2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00 Group photo from the latest ESA-sponsored conference on the Science with the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. This event was held on 13-16 April 2026 in Vienna, Austria and was organised in collaboration with STScI and the Department of Astrophysics at the University of Vienna. 2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/336b3592eac11fba 2026-05-27T15:00:00+00:00 Using the unprecedented imaging and spectroscopic power of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have mapped the motion and composition of gas orbiting a black hole in the centre of Abell2744-QSO1, a tiny galaxy more than 13 billion light-years away. The results suggest that the 50-million-solar-mass black hole predates its host galaxy, possibly forming within the first second of the Big Bang, and must have been immense from the start. 2026-05-27T15:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b8c87c011a0bbb04 2026-05-26T13:03:43+00:00 Background The Zero Debris Community has moved rapidly from the development of a shared Charter to concrete implementation. Initially developed by around 40 organisations, the Zero Debris Charter now gathers 228 signatories from 34 countries, including 21 state signatories. This growth reflects not only the increasing commitment of the space [...] 2026-05-26T13:03:43+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0d4ea161f77c507b 2026-05-22T13:02:00+00:00 Week in images: 18-22 May 2026 2026-05-22T13:02:00+00:00 Week in Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/5f0d94486f5dfb15 2026-05-20T14:32:00+00:00 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Agencia Espacial Española (AEE) signed a Memorandum of Intent on 20 May to strengthen cooperation on secure satellite connectivity, reinforcing Spain’s growing strategic role in Europe’s space and resilience ambitions. 2026-05-20T14:32:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e49d7a74c063ff9d 2026-05-18T09:35:14+00:00 A large boulder, a treacherous crater or a gust of wind could jeopardise a smooth landing on Mars. 2026-05-18T09:35:14+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0fa34c3051bee07b 2026-05-15T13:03:00+00:00 Week in images: 11-15 May 2026 2026-05-15T13:03:00+00:00 Week in Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/90d0bc44d40d05d8 2026-05-13T09:10:00+00:00 Turning the vast amounts of data collected by Earth observation satellites into useful information, exactly when it is needed, is a real challenge – especially during natural disasters or emergency situations. One year after the launch of the OneWeb Copernicus Data Hub project, Austrian Earth‑observation services provider GeoVille , together with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Eutelsat , is showing how this can be achieved in practice. 2026-05-13T09:10:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/9d03f3ce2b87782c 2026-05-07T08:42:37+00:00 Both incredibly robust and sensitive, this small metallic capsule hosts a range of sensors that collected data as it blasted off at 4300 km per hour. 2026-05-07T08:42:37+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e509fbdd6412a809 2026-05-06T10:00:00+00:00 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope together with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have looked deeply at thousands of young star clusters in four nearby galaxies, studying clusters at different stages of evolution. Their findings show that more massive star clusters emerge more quickly from the clouds they are born in, clearing away gas and filling the galaxy with ultraviolet light. The result gives us a more detailed understanding of star formation in galaxies, as w 2026-05-06T10:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/abba569aa0c242df 2026-05-04T07:30:00+00:00 Thirteen European satellites on the same rideshare launcher have successfully reached orbit, bringing capabilities to Italian and Greek monitoring programmes as well as CubeSats that will test satellite connectivity. 2026-05-04T07:30:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/3cb5731bf06d271e 2026-04-30T10:11:28+00:00 To keep our Solar System as pristine as possible for exploration, a set of planetary protection measures are in place. From spacecraft design to building instruments, the protection approach covers all phases of interplanetary missions. There is an extra cost to it. Experts maintain that despite the additional efforts, having [...] 2026-04-30T10:11:28+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0dbf72b7b41ec6ca 2026-04-30T07:22:00+00:00 The sudden loss of satellite communications would lead to widespread disruption, affecting vital services such as air travel, maritime logistics and emergency response with an estimated economic impact of up to €20 billion. To highlight the economic importance of satellite-enabled connectivity, London Economics prepared a report for the European Space Agency (ESA), examining the effects of a hypothetical week-long outage of satellite communications across ESA Member States and Canada. 2026-04-30T07:22:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fa2df157770f2851 2026-04-23T08:57:15+00:00 November 2025. Overheating in my polar down suit, a paper bag with a half-eaten tuna sandwich and orange peels inside it crackling between my Sorel boots, I watched as the endless oceanic blue beneath the wings of the Airbus gave way to a sudden stretch of land. Flat, white, and [...] 2026-04-23T08:57:15+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/74caa20ed41c1f32 2026-04-21T13:39:09+00:00 The main scientific instrument of the Proba-3 mission – the ASPIICS coronagraph – has passed the last check needed to declare the mission in good condition.  ASPIICS is flying on the Coronagraph spacecraft, which spent a month in the freezing temperatures of space without any power following an onboard anomaly – and so the mission team and science experts needed [...] 2026-04-21T13:39:09+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f1869af8d61680a5 2026-04-20T14:00:00+00:00 At left is a complete view of the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20 or M20) captured by the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. A white box in the lower-left portion of the pink region shows the area the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope targeted, and Hubble’s new image is featured at right. Rubin’s field of view is approximately 56 light-years across, while Hubble’s is about four light-years across. The colour assignments in the images vary based on the filters in the telescopes’ cameras. Rubin t 2026-04-20T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/1f30fdf81746b02a 2026-04-20T14:00:00+00:00 The colours in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope tell a story about density in the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region about 5000 light-years from Earth. The top left, where it is bright blue, has the smallest amount of dust. Here, powerful ultraviolet light stripped electrons from nearby gas, creating a glow, with winds creating a bubble by clearing out surrounding dust. An example of active cloud destruction is toward the top of the head-shaped area with two “horns.” Bright 2026-04-20T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b992734c7e6b487a 2026-04-20T14:00:00+00:00 This closeup image of the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20 or M20) captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) shows compass arrows, scale bar, and colour key for reference. A jet of plasma ejected by a young protostar embedded in the brown dust, known as Herbig-Haro 399 (HH 399) is labeled, along with its suspected counter jet. The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (a 2026-04-20T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fcf903c5aba3a4b3 2026-04-20T14:00:00+00:00 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope looked at a scene it first captured in 1997 in honour of its 36th anniversary: a small portion of a star-forming region about 5000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius, known as the Trifid Nebula. The image shows changes over incredibly short timescales and instills a sense of awe and wonder about our ever-changing Universe. 2026-04-20T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/320f0285855d4ee4 2026-04-14T14:00:00+00:00 Where is the dividing line between stars and the most massive planets? Scientists think it may depend on how they formed. Was it from a bottom-up approach, gradually growing larger over time, or a top-down approach in which a large collection of gas and dust fragments into smaller, planet-sized bits? Astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to study an object weighing about 15 times as much as Jupiter, which puts it right on the dividing line between the two processes. They f 2026-04-14T14:00:00+00:00 Webb News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/2e780ae2f64709ff 2026-04-12T06:10:55+00:00 Now that the four astronauts of Artemis II have safely splashed down at the end of their mission, we interviewed our Lunar Projects Group Leader, Sara Pastor, to talk about what’s next in Moon exploration, and how Europe is going to get there. You can watch the full video at [...] 2026-04-12T06:10:55+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0243fc70fc5214d2 2026-04-11T18:51:44+00:00 After his ‘giant leap for lambkind’ on Baaartemis I, journeying around the Moon and back, Shaun the Sheep returned safely to Earth. Flying inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft, powered by ESA’s Ewe-ropean Service Module ESM-1, Shaun travelled farther than any sheep had gone before, helping to pave the way for the Artemis generation that would follow.  As Artemis II [...] 2026-04-11T18:51:44+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a54af53fb2d3fdf5 2026-04-10T16:21:52+00:00 The first people to travel towards the Moon in over half a century are nearing the end of their lunar journey. Supporting them around the clock, behind the scenes, are European teams around the world. In this edition of European eyes on Artemis, we meet those coordinating the programme at ESA: European Service [...] 2026-04-10T16:21:52+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d5c4180c6aadb236 2026-04-08T14:57:48+00:00 The first people to travel towards the Moon in over half a century are currently on their lunar journey. Supporting them around the clock, behind the scenes, are European teams in mission control centres around the world. In this edition of European eyes on Artemis, we meet part of the team stationed [...] 2026-04-08T14:57:48+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/6f841962635cf2a5 2026-04-07T07:15:00+00:00 ESA’s newest deep space antenna, DSA 4 (also called NNO-3), is now fully online – representing a powerful new addition that strengthens the Agency’s reach across the Solar System and boosts the capacity and resilience of its global Estrack network for communicating with spacecraft in deep space. 2026-04-07T07:15:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/2a57f6b4f2c42ff4 2026-04-06T13:33:29+00:00 The first people to travel towards the Moon in over half a century are currently on their lunar journey. Supporting them around the clock, behind the scenes, are European teams in mission control centres around the world. In this edition of European eyes on Artemis, we meet the EveryWear Operations team based at [...] 2026-04-06T13:33:29+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/6b21c98c57c2cbac 2026-04-04T16:05:18+00:00 The first people to travel towards the Moon in over half a century are currently on their lunar journey. Supporting them around the clock, behind the scenes, are European teams in mission control centres around the world. In this edition of European eyes on Artemis, we meet the Eagle team at ESA’s [...] 2026-04-04T16:05:18+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/9fc4499ce7e05410 2026-04-03T07:29:21+00:00 The Proba-3 mission team has been keeping busy – over the past two weeks, they have been running careful checks of the essential equipment onboard the Coronagraph and performing the necessary reconfigurations.   On 1 April*, they were confident enough of the spacecraft’s good health to command a transition from safe mode to manual mode. This allowed them to gain more control over the spacecraft and activate equipment that is considered non-essential.  [...] 2026-04-03T07:29:21+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/45dff543209fd3b2 2026-04-02T21:41:27+00:00 Around 25 hours after launch, Artemis II reaches a defining moment. Until now, Orion and its crew have been circling Earth in a highly elliptical orbit, checking that all is well with the spacecraft and practising docking operations. What happens next determines whether the astronauts remain close to home, or begin their journey to the Moon, some 380 000 kilometres away.  This moment is called trans-lunar injection, or TLI, [...] 2026-04-02T21:41:27+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/8ea2ce97f35d5f63 2026-03-31T13:49:40+00:00 When the four astronauts of Artemis II lift off to travel towards the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, Europe will be travelling with them – not only through the European Service Module that powers their spacecraft, but also through teams of engineers and medical specialists monitoring every move from Earth.  [...] 2026-03-31T13:49:40+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f85054ac960f388c 2026-03-30T13:35:08+00:00 When Artemis II carries astronauts beyond Earth orbit for the first time in 50 years, Europe will be providing the power that makes the journey possible. Built by European industry, ESA’s European Service Module is the propulsion heart of the Orion spacecraft, carrying 33 engines that guide, steer and propel [...] 2026-03-30T13:35:08+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4e3b1e8518e57d3b 2026-03-27T09:00:00+00:00 A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month image. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini ( the Twins ), around 380 million light-years from Earth. Classified as a barred spiral galaxy , it features a bright central bar-shaped structure from which its spiral arms unfurl, wrapping around the core in a smooth, almost ring-like pattern. Hubble’s keen eye reveals 2026-03-27T09:00:00+00:00 Hubble Images tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/1999211cf89dff9c 2026-03-26T09:44:10+00:00 The Proba-3 team has successfully switched on the inter-satellite link (ISL), which serves as a radio connection between the Coronagraph spacecraft (CSC) and the Occulter spacecraft (OSC). Since the ISL was designed to function as a communications channel between the two spacecraft during the mission’s formation flying phases, it had [...] 2026-03-26T09:44:10+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/1d1bf1aaa4beeb84 2026-03-23T14:00:00+00:00 Nearly a millennium ago, astronomers witnessed a brilliant new star blazing in the sky — a supernova so bright it was visible in daylight for weeks. Today, its expanding remnant, the Crab Nebula, continues to evolve 6,500 light-years away. First linked to historical records by Edwin Hubble, the nebula has since been studied in exquisite detail by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which has now revisited this ancient explosion to trace its ongoing expansion and transformation. 2026-03-23T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/6e8acfc614775f90 2026-03-23T10:34:07+00:00 It takes thousands of people to build a lunar spacecraft; let’s meet them and see what they do. Today: Guillaume Schang. What is your name and role in the European Service Module (ESM) programme? My name is Guillaume Schang, and I am the European safety engineer for ESM. How long [...] 2026-03-23T10:34:07+00:00 Orion Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/98d486fadf8416d0 2026-03-23T07:30:00+00:00 No matter how much planning goes into space missions, one must always expect the unexpected. But luck favours the prepared. In July 2025, an unexpected visitor entered our Solar System, interstellar object 3I/ATLAS . ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – Juice – happened to be in the right place, with the right equipment, at the right time to see it. This unique vantage point offered a fleeting opportunity. What followed was a race against time. 2026-03-23T07:30:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b3e120d1c0e24a17 2026-03-20T13:12:47+00:00 Since the Coronagraph spacecraft woke up and started sending telemetry (data about its condition) to ground in the afternoon of 18 March, the mission team, operators and industry partners have been carefully observing it and analysing the information received to work out the current status of the spacecraft’s subsystems.  While everyone involved is checking on the spacecraft’s health and hoping for a speedy recovery, there are still many unknowns. The [...] 2026-03-20T13:12:47+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4bd387f6ed18e221 2026-03-19T14:21:53+00:00 A month after an anomaly onboard the Proba-3 mission caused ground control to lose contact with the Coronagraph spacecraft, the mission team shares great news: the spacecraft has phoned home, re-establishing the lost connection.  Read more 2026-03-19T14:21:53+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b532680eb6ad6f4d 2026-03-19T10:52:28+00:00 The Proba-3 mission team and operators have identified the root cause of the anomaly that led to the loss of contact with the Coronagraph spacecraft. 2026-03-19T10:52:28+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fc6f29c600b16356 2026-03-18T14:00:00+00:00 Comet K1, whose full name is Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), had just passed its closest approach to the Sun and was heading out of the Solar System. Though it had been intact just days before, K1 fragmented into at least four pieces while the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was watching. The odds of that happening while Hubble viewed the comet are extraordinarily miniscule. 2026-03-18T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4ff2171a77f5d2e2 2026-03-17T12:00:00+00:00 A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year. 2026-03-17T12:00:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a7a36e347f257078 2026-03-12T10:29:46+00:00 During the weekend of 14–15 February 2026, an anomaly onboard Proba-3’s Coronagraph spacecraft (CSC) triggered a chain reaction that led to the progressive loss of attitude (spacecraft orientation) and prevented its expected entry into safe mode.   Because the spacecraft’s solar panel was no longer facing the Sun, the onboard battery started to discharge quickly. This caused [...] 2026-03-12T10:29:46+00:00 Proba-3 Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fa80d701ac79ae89 2026-03-11T14:34:48+00:00 Date: 4 March 2026 Location: Amsterdam, NL The Zero Debris Community continues to grow in reach, commitment, and visibility—most recently through a dedicated Zero Debris Charter signature ceremony co-organised by NLR and ESA at the Amsterdam Space Symposium 2026. This milestone moment once again demonstrated how the space sector is aligning around a shared ambition: achieving Zero [...] 2026-03-11T14:34:48+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b5d62e66278668a1 2026-03-09T13:03:41+00:00 When packing your spacecraft for a return trip to Mars, it would be better to launch during a period of maximum solar activity. 2026-03-09T13:03:41+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/3c2698980e1dc458 2026-03-09T07:30:00+00:00 At ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), teams work around the clock to fly spacecraft across the Solar System and monitor Earth from orbit. Among them are women leading spacecraft operations, managing teams and helping shape the culture of ESA’s mission control. 2026-03-09T07:30:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/ddd18ff4d9480c9a 2026-02-23T10:24:10+00:00 Dr Nina Purvis is a British medical doctor (MD) and astronaut health researcher, who spent 13 months at Concordia station – also known as white Mars, a place more remote than the International Space Station – doing biomedical research on herself and the crew for the European Space Agency, to [...] 2026-02-23T10:24:10+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/9be0673969e8945e 2026-02-19T14:13:45+00:00 Navigating Zero Debris Requirements, Policies, and Regulations Across the World  Background  The Zero Debris Community brings together a broad range of space actors—start-ups, research centres, major companies, and public institutions—mobilised around one ambitious goal: achieving Zero Debris by 2030.   As the space sector continues to expand, the long-term sustainability of key orbital [...] 2026-02-19T14:13:45+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/67b2e29862d2ea0d 2026-02-18T15:00:00+00:00 Most galaxies in the nearby Universe are quite luminous, but some are so faint they’re nearly invisible. Astronomers, using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in combination with other observatories, identified a galaxy that appears to be almost entirely dominated by dark matter with only a smattering of stars. The galaxy, known as Candidate Dark Galaxy-2 (CDG-2), appears to contain just four globular star clusters (compared to the Milky Way’s 150-plus), and dimly shines with the light of only 2026-02-18T15:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/1ba093d70de85d2e 2026-02-18T08:24:50+00:00 Dr Nina Purvis is a British medical doctor (MD) and astronaut health researcher, who spent 13 months at Concordia station – also known as white Mars, a place more remote than the International Space Station – doing biomedical research on herself and the crew for the European Space Agency, to [...] 2026-02-18T08:24:50+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/ae5ccc01bf63e30e 2026-02-10T15:00:00+00:00 This stunning image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, sculpted by freshly ejected stardust. Located approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, the Egg Nebula features a central star obscured by a dense cloud of dust. Only Hubble’s sharpness can unveil the intricate details that hint at the processes shaping this enigmatic structure. 2026-02-10T15:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/f5016c04772fe04a 2026-02-02T11:24:07+00:00 Channels, minerals altered by water, and other geological traces indicate that the Red Planet was once a much wetter and more dynamic world. Reconstructing how this water-rich environment disappeared remains one of the great challenges of planetary science. Although several processes can explain part of this loss, the fate of [...] 2026-02-02T11:24:07+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/db31f371b72156b3 2026-01-27T15:00:00+00:00 A team of astronomers have used a new AI-assisted method to search for rare astronomical objects in the Hubble Legacy Archive. The team sifted through nearly 100 million image cutouts in just two and a half days, uncovering nearly 1400 anomalous objects, more than 800 of which had never been documented before. 2026-01-27T15:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/efb78437c6fad688 2026-01-22T09:50:03+00:00 Accelerating the Transition to Zero Debris Platforms for LEO The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) environment is facing unprecedented pressure. In recent years, the utilisation of this orbital zone has grown substantially, leading to a rapid degradation of its condition. To address this challenge, the European Space Agency (ESA) is taking [...] 2026-01-22T09:50:03+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/edad31e561d0ae96 2026-01-21T10:00:00+00:00 Some stars appear to defy time itself. Nestled within ancient star clusters, they shine bluer and brighter than their neighbours, looking far younger than their true age. Known as blue straggler stars, these stellar oddities have puzzled astronomers for more than 70 years. Now, new results using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope are finally revealing how these “forever young” stars come to be and why they thrive in quieter cosmic neighbourhoods. 2026-01-21T10:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/379de6e8a4b2a62b 2026-01-13T13:00:00+00:00 10 asteroids named to honour ESA’s role in Planetary Defence 2026-01-13T13:00:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fa6691adf76e1581 2026-01-12T12:36:30+00:00 Minimising the environmental impact of space activities is no longer optional—it is essential. As space systems become increasingly integrated into our daily lives, ensuring their sustainability is critical to align with European environmental goals and global climate commitments. To support this mission, ESA has published the second issue of the [...] 2026-01-12T12:36:30+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/04dbd355ee388a0e 2026-01-09T10:18:38+00:00 Healthcare in space is evolving. On the International Space Station, astronauts already use ultrasound to monitor their health, but until now, they have relied on real-time guidance from experts on Earth. This works well in low Earth orbit but will not be possible for future missions to the Moon or Mars, where communication delays make remote […] 2026-01-09T10:18:38+00:00 Exploration Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d6e000a58cd292ed 2026-01-05T17:15:00+00:00 A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object —a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a “relic” or remnant of early galaxy formation. Nicknamed “Cloud-9,” this is the first confirmed detection of such an object in the Universe. The finding furthers the understanding of galaxy formation, the early Universe, and the nature of dark matter itself. 2026-01-05T17:15:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a27787a99dcda54b 2025-12-18T19:00:00+00:00 In a historical milestone, catastrophic collisions in a nearby planetary system were witnessed for the first time by astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. As they observed the bright star Fomalhaut, the scientists saw the impact of massive objects around the star. The Fomalhaut system appears to be in a dynamical upheaval, similar to what our solar system experienced in its first few hundred million years after formation. 2025-12-18T19:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a29fb64492fba32c 2025-12-18T13:13:41+00:00 A Growing Global Movement  Since its publication in November 2023, the Zero Debris Charter has attracted remarkable attention across the space sector. Today, more than 205 organisations from 34 countries have signed the Zero Debris Charter, joining a global effort to achieve Zero Debris by 2030. But what does signing really mean?  More Than Just a Signature  Becoming [...] 2025-12-18T13:13:41+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e11b735d1f346f39 2025-12-16T09:05:27+00:00 Since the first ESA doctor wintered at Concordia station in 2005, 20 doctors have followed in the same footprints, working on over 60 experiments studying psychology, sleep, cardiovascular physiology, nutrition and more.   These many experiments are led by research teams spanning over 20 countries and aim to study how humans cope physically, mentally and socially with the stresses [...] 2025-12-16T09:05:27+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/3f8790c31ec1988a 2025-12-16T08:57:59+00:00 For two decades, ESA has sent a medical doctor to brave the cold and more for 13 months at Concordia station in Antarctica, one of the most remote places on Earth. This unique environment – isolated, confined and extreme – mirrors many of the psychological and physiological challenges astronauts face in space. By studying life at Concordia, scientists can better understand these effects, develop countermeasures and [...] 2025-12-16T08:57:59+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/2560c3f4cc626779 2025-12-03T13:11:00+00:00 New science planning for martian samples for return to Earth has been published in the October edition of the Astrobiology journal. 2025-12-03T13:11:00+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/3d1e5857e76102c3 2025-12-02T15:20:11+00:00 Date: 19 November 2025 Location: Space Tech Expo, Bremen The Zero Debris Community continues to grow in reach, commitment, and global visibility—most recently through a dedicated Zero Debris signature event co-organised and hosted by the IEEC at the Space Tech Expo 2025. This milestone moment once again showcased how the [...] 2025-12-02T15:20:11+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/bb7bc7bc537b8785 2025-12-02T13:58:34+00:00 The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a new Invitation to Tender (ITT) under its ARTES Advanced Technology programme to tackle one of the biggest challenges in space today: sustainability. With the rapid growth of large nanosatellite constellations for telecommunications, the risk of space debris and orbital congestion is increasing. [...] 2025-12-02T13:58:34+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/54f7f49b115c0d68 2025-11-10T13:14:33+00:00 The EarthCARE satellite, ESA and JAXA’s Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer, has been in space for more than 500 days and over 8000 orbits. One of the four instruments on our most complex Earth Explorer yet is the atmospheric lidar, ATLID. This instrument fires pulses of UV light towards [...] 2025-11-10T13:14:33+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e271694d4ed45c2a 2025-11-04T09:05:15+00:00 Dr Nina Purvis is a British medical doctor (MD) and astronaut health researcher, currently spending 13 months at Concordia station – also known as white Mars, a place more remote than the International Space Station – doing biomedical research on herself and the crew for the European Space Agency, to [...] 2025-11-04T09:05:15+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/79cf8d8e5cf17c30 2025-10-31T14:28:52+00:00 This video shows the deployment of the ramps for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission during a confidence test at Astronika facilities in Poland. 2025-10-31T14:28:52+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0ce4861e0bdddb91 2025-10-14T11:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:02:57 Is there life on Terran V? Join the adventure to the fictional planet and find out what it takes to reach the farthest frontiers of deep space. This video uses a fictional spacecraft and a fictional star system to illustrate a gravity assist manoeuvre – also known as a planetary flyby or swingby. The gravity assist is one of the most important techniques in deep-space navigation. By carefully passing close to a planet, a spacecraft can exchange orbital momentum with the much 2025-10-14T11:00:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d65c7f1bff27898b 2025-10-13T13:47:08+00:00 After the successful Ignis mission aboard the International Space Station, ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski  begins the mission’s post-flight tour in Poland, bringing space closer to thousands of students, educators and enthusiasts across the country. The first week was coordinated by ESA and marks the start of a broader nationwide tour organised by Polish institutions. 2025-10-13T13:47:08+00:00 Exploration Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/43442adfb3b4d868 2025-10-10T12:06:49+00:00 It’s time for the second dance: Rumba’s targeted reentry is coming up, with the second Cluster satellite expected to reenter the atmosphere between 18:20 and 21:45 CEST on 22 October 2025.   As its four identical satellites each come down, ESA’s 24-year Cluster mission gives us a farewell present in [...] 2025-10-10T12:06:49+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4c05dda3e01de261 2025-10-09T10:54:28+00:00 ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter will rely on the thrust of its Orbit Insertion Module to perform this critical manoeuvre. Steadily but surely, this module has been making significant progress in 2025 for a future trip from Earth to Mars. Bringing the orbiter to destination The Orbit Insertion Module (OIM) is [...] 2025-10-09T10:54:28+00:00 To Mars and Back tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a8b334ebc504bc8d 2025-10-07T14:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:07:47 What a difference a year makes! Today Hera’s asteroid mission for planetary defence is cruising through deep space on the far side of the Sun, headed to its final destination: the Didymos binary asteroid system. But a year ago, on 7 October 2024, it was unsure if the mission was ever going to take off at all. Its launcher was grounded due to a launch anomaly and Hurricane Milton was closing on Cape Canaveral! The mission needed to lift off then and there because it had to per 2025-10-07T14:00:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4fe882611d4fa65b 2025-10-01T11:42:54+00:00 His journey into the deep is part of ESA’s CAVES training that prepares astronauts for the challenges of spaceflight both as individuals and as a team. Just like in space, the cave imposes isolation, confinement and limited supplies. For four days, an international crew of astronauts descended underground to live and work [...] 2025-10-01T11:42:54+00:00 CAVES & Pangaea tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d5e3b1ff4874dcd7 2025-09-26T14:56:35+00:00 Their mission: to explore the unknown, document their findings, and return safely. During their expedition, the team of ‘cavenauts’ will discover a new world, face challenging situations, and discover new things about themselves and each other.  ESA’s CAVES training programme offers space explorers the unique opportunity to experience the psychological extremes of real [...] 2025-09-26T14:56:35+00:00 CAVES & Pangaea tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0de005010dcb5fac 2025-09-18T14:00:00+00:00 In our nearby stellar neighbourhood, a burned-out star is snacking on a fragment of a Pluto-like object. With its unique ultraviolet capability, only the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope could identify that this meal is taking place. 2025-09-18T14:00:00+00:00 Hubble News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/86d34434b5113aa3 2025-09-18T07:36:52+00:00 Every year, ESA selects a medical doctor to spend 12 months at Concordia research station in Antarctica, conducting biomedical research to support future space exploration. In November 2024, Nina Purvis joined DC21, the station’s twenty-first winter crew, to endure the extreme isolation and freezing conditions. Recently, the DC21 crew won [...] 2025-09-18T07:36:52+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/80f27cb24c2a9f4e 2025-09-16T09:11:17+00:00 A shared passion for Moon rocks, astronaut training and geology storytelling took two scientists on a journey halfway around the globe. 2025-09-16T09:11:17+00:00 CAVES & Pangaea tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/72e297bf21f48d06 2025-09-12T07:35:29+00:00 On 12 September 2025, ESA’s Columbus laboratory aboard the International Space Station will complete its 100 000th orbit around Earth—a remarkable achievement for Europe’s flagship science module in space. 2025-09-12T07:35:29+00:00 Exploration Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/c9ddc20b7aee14e5 2025-09-11T09:06:35+00:00 ESA’s Resilient In-orbit Servicing for Europe (RISE) mission has successfully completed its Systems Requirements Review (SRR). The review confirmed the satellite’s performance is expected to meet all requirements to complete its mission to become Europe’s first commercial in-orbit servicing mission. RISE, part of ESA’s Space Safety programme and co-funded by [...] 2025-09-11T09:06:35+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/65687918a38379e2 2025-09-11T04:41:00+00:00 On 2 September 2025, during a scientific field mission on Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Dr Pozzobon was swept into a glacial meltwater shaft. Despite the prompt response of local rescue teams, conditions made recovery impossible. With deep sorrow, we mark his passing and extend our heartfelt condolences to his [...] 2025-09-11T04:41:00+00:00 CAVES & Pangaea tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/37c30ddbc28201b6 2025-08-01T13:02:31+00:00 Last Thursday, a team of robots explored a simulated martian landscape in Germany, guided by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. This was the final session of the Surface Avatar experiment, a joint initiative between ESA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to investigate how astronauts can remotely control robotic teams to carry out […] 2025-08-01T13:02:31+00:00 Exploration Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/2e690f2f0b75ce61 2025-07-28T13:26:53+00:00 Date: 10-11 June 2025 Location: ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany  As the number of objects orbiting Earth skyrockets, so does the risk of space debris collisions. Ensuring a sustainable orbital environment has become a priority — and at the heart of this mission lies the Zero Debris Charter, non-binding, community-driven initiative outlines ambitious [...] 2025-07-28T13:26:53+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0cb91cee89b1beb5 2025-07-28T07:19:26+00:00 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA’s Jessica Wittner  are the trainees for the latest phase of ESA’s PANGAEA geology campaign. They will be joined on site by Arnaud Prost, member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve, as part of a cooperation agreement between ESA and the French space agency CNES.  This marks the fourth time astronauts have visited [...] 2025-07-28T07:19:26+00:00 CAVES & Pangaea tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/69764e7c7692af4a 2025-07-25T12:51:57+00:00 Thomas Pesquet ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet spent almost 400 days in orbit during two missions to the International Space Station. “I am learning how to explore again, but in a scientific way. The course helps us understand the mechanisms of lunar geology, and train for future lunar missions to maximise the [...] 2025-07-25T12:51:57+00:00 CAVES & Pangaea tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/4da5d2b0115eacc4 2025-07-21T09:32:13+00:00 The beginning of this summer marked the first ESA-hosted Space Weather hackathon, a pioneering event organised with strong involvement of the wider European Space Weather community. For the first time, the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) hosted a dedicated gathering that brought together experts, students, and young professionals around a bold mission: Accelerate [...] 2025-07-21T09:32:13+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/3d891f321f932e37 2025-07-18T16:55:00+00:00 Image: On Friday 18 July, His Excellency Christian Stocker, Federal Chancellor of Austria, visited ESA Headquarters in Paris receiving a tour of the site from Director General Josef Aschbacher. It was the Chancellor’s first visit to an ESA establishment following his swearing in earlier this year. Visiting the Astrolabe interpretive centre, Mr Stocker saw how Austria’s participation in ESA contributes to the goals of sustainable development and scientific excellence, and also heard how commercia 2025-07-18T16:55:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/62b0fe2c66e772be 2025-07-18T15:34:47+00:00 The European Space Agency (ESA) is taking bold steps towards a sustainable space environment through its Zero Debris Approach, aiming for net-zero space pollution by 2030. As part of this vision, ESA launched the CleanCube: Zero Debris for CubeSat Platforms SysNova Campaign under the Discovery & Preparation programme. This initiative [...] 2025-07-18T15:34:47+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/c8832cd08145d2de 2025-07-17T08:00:49+00:00 As humanity sets its sights on the Moon once again, the space between Earth and the Moon—known as cislunar space—is becoming a strategic frontier of exploration. But with growing ambitions come growing risks.  Unlike past lunar missions, today’s plans go far beyond planting flags. Dozens of missions are being prepared, [...] 2025-07-17T08:00:49+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/b01304079c523f6a 2025-07-11T09:14:47+00:00 While ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski conducts scientific experiments and outreach aboard the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a dedicated team on Earth works behind the scenes to make it all possible, ensuring every aspect of Poland’s Ignis mission runs smoothly. This photo captures the Ax-4 core team in action at the Columbus Control Centre (COL-CC) in Oberpfaffenhofen, […] 2025-07-11T09:14:47+00:00 Exploration Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/70ea9425a482d6c4 2025-07-09T07:16:49+00:00 Bring the spark of Ignis to your screen with official Ignis wallpapers. 2025-07-09T07:16:49+00:00 Exploration Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/c46ae1a8a6c8667f 2025-07-04T12:17:11+00:00 The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew arrived safely at the International Space Station on 26 June 2025. Since then, ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski has hit the ground—well, the microgravity—running, diving straight into science, education and outreach as part of this packed two-week mission. 2025-07-04T12:17:11+00:00 Exploration Blog tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/7adadd83ea048736 2025-07-02T11:43:02+00:00 Dr Jessica Studer was the Swiss ESA-sponsored medical doctor of DC20, the twentieth crew to spend a winter at Concordia research station, which lies on the Dome C plateau of Antarctica. Jessica spent 13 months, from November 2023 to December 2024, doing biomedical research in Concordia, a place more remote [...] 2025-07-02T11:43:02+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0bc78a4cc4fa80e2 2025-06-19T14:54:51+00:00 The Zero Debris community is calling for interested technical experts to help improve and expand the Technical Booklet.  Following the release of Issue 1 of the Zero Debris Technical Booklet last year, the Zero Debris community is calling all those passionate about space sustainability to join in improving this collaborative resource. The [...] 2025-06-19T14:54:51+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/433fa10cecc83b7e 2025-06-17T07:48:42+00:00 Earth’s clouds are still a bit of a mystery, especially in the unique climate of the Arctic. The region is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, and it’s important to understand the role that clouds and aerosols are playing in this very cloudy place, where aerosols and clouds interact [...] 2025-06-17T07:48:42+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0f6ceceaf727ff41 2025-06-09T12:58:35+00:00 The European Space Agency’s Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) has been in space for over a year already, measuring the effect of clouds and aerosols in regulating Earth’s climate. Time has flown by, as have myriad planes from Cabo Verde to California, and Canada to Kiruna, criss-crossing EarthCARE’s [...] 2025-06-09T12:58:35+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/089a898a858fe07c 2025-06-05T09:07:20+00:00 After an extraordinary six-week voyage from northern Norway, the iconic Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl has docked in Nice, France, concluding ESA’s 2025 Advanced Ocean Training course. Braving everything from wild storms to calm near-freezing seas, students aboard mastered techniques for collecting ocean measurements and harnessed satellite data to unlock [...] 2025-06-05T09:07:20+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/3a4d94108ae5446b 2025-06-02T14:53:39+00:00 From Rudy Castorina (Ocean Media Lab) & Dr Fabrice Collard (Ocean Data Lab) As the tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl sailed down the Portuguese shelf, students the Ocean Training Course students engaged in a powerful exploration of the upper ocean and the invisible dynamics that shape everything from waves to life. [...] 2025-06-02T14:53:39+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/3465b9f40d755620 2025-05-28T14:30:55+00:00 The Zero Debris Community brings together a broad range of space actors—start-ups, research centres, major companies, and public institutions—mobilised around one ambitious goal: achieving Zero Debris by 2030. As the space sector rapidly expands, so too does the urgency to safeguard its long-term sustainability. With thousands of satellites already in [...] 2025-05-28T14:30:55+00:00 Space Safety tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/66667baf181d5013 2025-05-28T14:30:00+00:00 Video: 00:02:27 2025 marks a landmark year for Europe’s ‘bridge between Earth and space’. The European Space Agency’s Estrack satellite tracking network turns 50 . Since its inception in 1975, Estrack – ESA’s global network of ground stations – has formed the vital communication bridge between satellites in orbit and mission control at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. Now comprising six stations spanning six countries, Estrack has grown into a strategic asse 2025-05-28T14:30:00+00:00 Operations tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fcc9bd4bb2588609 2025-05-26T09:29:31+00:00 Post from: Rudy Castorina (Ocean Media Lab) & Craig Donlon (ESA) ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez joins the Advanced Ocean Training Course not as a space explorer, but as a student of the sea. With the Atlantic wind in the sails and scientific instruments in hand, he dives into the world [...] 2025-05-26T09:29:31+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/0d8def918f9a6002 2025-05-20T15:32:38+00:00 Introduction from: Rudy Castorina (Ocean Media Lab) & Craig Donlon (ESA) As the Ocean Training Course continues its southward journey, the integration of satellite observations with hands-on science is very much alive. Through student-led presentations and collaborative learning, a wonderful moment unfolded when Brishan Kalyan shared how they have been [...] 2025-05-20T15:32:38+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/591acbf939dfc553 2025-05-20T14:56:40+00:00 Post from Rudy Castorina (Ocean Media Lab) Marking a historic milestone in the voyage, the ship’s Norwegian flag was flown over the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, known as PAP – a sentinel of the Atlantic and site of one of the world’s longest-running deep-ocean monitoring programmes. At this iconic location, the [...] 2025-05-20T14:56:40+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e730b3eb6d595789 2025-05-19T08:28:00+00:00 Setting up a science station guided by Sentinel-3 Post from: Rudy Castorina (Ocean Media Lab) & Craig Donlon (ESA) Out here in the North Atlantic, every decision matters. The waves, the wind, the instruments and the planning and the satellites above us all come into play when we set up [...] 2025-05-19T08:28:00+00:00 Campaign Earth tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/be6c057f45916f95 2025-05-07T14:08:23+00:00 On 10 May, an uncontrolled reentry will take place of the so-called Cosmos-482 descent craft, a Soviet Venera landing capsule that launched 53 years ago. 2025-05-07T14:08:23+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/a1b15031bfe02e3b 2025-03-20T13:00:00+00:00 ESA's Strategy 2040 Read the Five Goals 2025-03-20T13:00:00+00:00 Corporate News tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/33511fd517f151ce 2025-02-19T08:50:53+00:00 On 18 February 2025, the asteroid 2024 YR4 reached a higher Earth impact probability than the highest value reached by Apophis in 2004. 2025-02-19T08:50:53+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/dad0fe862cc657bf 2025-02-10T10:32:28+00:00 Why is asteroid 2024 YR4 important? Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on 27 December 2024. As of 10 February 2025, it has an approximately 98% chance of safely passing Earth on 22 December 2032. Astronomers are working to reduce our uncertainty about the asteroid’s orbit and rule out any impact [...] 2025-02-10T10:32:28+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/fab8e8fa149757ea 2025-02-06T12:34:15+00:00 The experts in ESA’s Planetary Defence Office have determined that, as of 6 February, the risk of 2024 YR4 impacting Earth on 22 December 2029 is 1.8%. But when ESA or anyone talks about risk as a ‘percentage’, the question is: percentage of what? 2025-02-06T12:34:15+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/5e426b795ee9337d 2025-02-04T06:00:00+00:00 The European Space Agency is closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4. 2025-02-04T06:00:00+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/607451f9b6eba57f 2025-01-24T18:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:04:46 ESA’s Civil Security from Space programme aims to save lives and livelihoods by reinforcing terrestrial systems that can become compromised by natural disasters or malicious actions. It aims to deliver a faster response than is presently possible by ensuring that real-time data is available anywhere through state-of-the-art space-enabled systems, making use of secure networks and reliable cloud computing to ensure the information is resilient and reliable. The programme also 2025-01-24T18:00:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/151ac304d5219935 2025-01-15T14:02:56+00:00 The Zero Debris Community – of which ESA is a proud member – today published the Zero Debris Technical Booklet. The Technical Booklet is a Zero Debris Community initiative which identifies technical solutions which will contribute to a Zero Debris future. This is a valuable companion to the Zero Debris [...] 2025-01-15T14:02:56+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/96131c647817c2de 2024-12-17T15:31:09+00:00 Imagine a future where satellites can be refueled, repaired, or even recycled while still in orbit. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the promise of In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) missions. But how do we ensure these complex operations are safe and efficient? In 2024, ESA published an update to the Close-Proximity Guidelines, sharing [...] 2024-12-17T15:31:09+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/782cf481e64eba9e 2024-12-12T16:57:13+00:00 In an era where the growing risk of space debris threatens both operational spacecraft and the future of space exploration, ESA’s CAT-IOD mission plays a pivotal role in developing solutions to tackle this challenge. Aligned with ESA’s Zero Debris by 2030 initiative, the CAT-IOD mission is setting the stage for [...] 2024-12-12T16:57:13+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/68ad084a35cea652 2024-12-11T13:57:41+00:00 Every year, ESA selects a medical doctor to spend 12 months at Concordia research station in Antarctica, conducting biomedical research to support future space exploration. In November 2023, Jessica Studer joined DC20, the station’s twentieth winter crew, to endure the extreme isolation and freezing conditions. In a recent two-part podcast [...] 2024-12-11T13:57:41+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/ae3c7f2a105a2acd 2024-12-10T16:11:57+00:00 ESA invites you to join the Space Circular Economy Knowledge Exchange Webinar on the 30th January 2024. The Agency has four activities running that will pave the way towards a circular economy in space. These studies explore the feasibility of missions to assemble, refurbish, and recycle space systems in orbit [...] 2024-12-10T16:11:57+00:00 Clean Space tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d31a7cade5098faa 2024-12-05T12:11:00+00:00 The deepest known pit on the Moon could open the door to an astronaut base, located roughly 400 kilometres away from the Apollo 11 landing site. A radar instrument orbiting the Moon showed evidence of a cave with an entrance at least 55 metres wide in the lava fields of Mare Tranquillitatis. The images revealed overhanging [...] 2024-12-05T12:11:00+00:00 CAVES & Pangaea tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/62c04a7d666eb872 2024-11-20T09:50:00+00:00 Video: 00:02:18 At ESA, through the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme , we’re addressing solutions for when safety and security of communication services cannot be guaranteed by the terrestrial networks alone. With our programme Space systems for Safety and Security, or 4S, we are pioneering cutting-edge development of secure and resilient satellite communication systems, technologies and services to improve life on Earth. Picture a world where our critical infrastruc 2024-11-20T09:50:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e18931ac8bbfa3c4 2024-11-18T16:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:03:18 Satellite communication underpins everyday life, enabling fundamental improvements not just in communication, but also in transport, healthcare, safety and security, and environmental services. The Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) 4.0 programme enables European and Canadian industry to explore, through research and development, innovative concepts that stimulates the wider economy, creating new business and jobs across nearly every industry. ARTES 4.0 s 2024-11-18T16:00:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/5e32af9ebc3704e4 2024-10-28T08:31:46+00:00 ESA’s Solar Orbiter has made first contact with an ancient and mysterious world… Cornwall! During recent tests, the spacecraft successfully sent telemetry to and received commands from ESA mission controllers at ESOC in Germany via a deep space antenna operated by Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd in Cornwall, UK. The activity [...] 2024-10-28T08:31:46+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/d8a183e90782340b 2024-10-08T10:31:22+00:00 Engineers, scientists and astronauts tested the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera (HULC) to improve its design for NASA’s future Artemis missions on the lunar surface. The international team explored new possibilities for the camera that astronauts will use during the Artemis III mission, such as telephoto lenses, flash settings and an eyepiece. The Artemis [...] 2024-10-08T10:31:22+00:00 CAVES & Pangaea tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/41aa9ae302045dea 2024-10-01T09:04:39+00:00 ESA astronaut Rosemary Coogan stands at the edge, realising how all their geology training has been building up to this moment.  The participants of the seventh PANGAEA campaign arrived in Lanzarote, Spain, following expeditions in Italy and Germany. Rosemary Coogan, Arnaud Prost and Norishige Kanai used orbital images and geological maps to choose their path across [...] 2024-10-01T09:04:39+00:00 CAVES & Pangaea tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/9d9520472eaf0df1 2024-09-09T06:22:01+00:00 Yesterday, Salsa reentered at 18:47 UTC / 20:47 CEST and completed the first-ever targeted reentry safely over the South Pacific Ocean. The picture tells the story. Salsa’s reentry turned out to be hard to capture yesterday, it took all the expertise of the team to grab data and images when [...] 2024-09-09T06:22:01+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/ca95480a17d9e1f6 2024-09-08T14:07:38+00:00 First image of Salsa’s reentry Yesterday, Salsa reentered at 18:47 UTC / 20:47 CEST and completed the first-ever targeted reentry safely over the South Pacific Ocean. Now, we can confirm the successful observation of the reentry by the airborne observation campaign with this image. The picture tells a story. Find [...] 2024-09-08T14:07:38+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/e19f5d86b4ee00b5 2024-09-07T08:12:16+00:00 Tomorrow, 8 September 2024, Salsa (Cluster 2), one of four satellites that make up ESA’s Cluster mission, will reenter Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean at 18:48 UTC / 20:48 CEST, with two minutes uncertainty either way. The teams at ESA’s operations centre ESOC and in Easter Island are continuing the preparations for [...] 2024-09-07T08:12:16+00:00 Rocket Science tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/cb94673b56672644 2024-07-11T12:02:06+00:00 Dr Jessica Studer is the Swiss ESA-sponsored medical doctor of DC20, the twentieth crew to spend a winter at Concordia research station, which lies on the Dome C plateau of Antarctica. Jessica will spend a winterover from 2023 to 2024 doing biomedical research in Concordia, a place more remote than [...] 2024-07-11T12:02:06+00:00 Concordia tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/325b6aadcc620d38 2022-11-09T15:00:00+00:00 Video: 00:03:21 Going to the Moon was the first step. Staying there is the next ambition. ESA is a key partner in NASA’s Artemis programme, which aims to return people to the Moon by the end of the decade. Dozens of other international public and private missions are setting their sights on the lunar surface in the coming years. But to achieve a permanent and sustainable presence on the Moon, reliable and autonomous lunar communications and navigation services are required. This is why ESA i 2022-11-09T15:00:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/5d029e4da39eec54 2021-09-14T16:04:00+00:00 Video: 00:04:01 Satellite communication underpins everyday life, enabling fundamental improvements not just in communication, but also in transport, healthcare, safety and security, environmental services and many other industries. ESA and its member states invest more than €500 million every year in the telecommunications sector, supporting the introduction of innovative technologies, space-based systems and solutions boosting European competitiveness. 2021-09-14T16:04:00+00:00 Telecommunications tag:trvny.github.io,2024:feedseek/esa/691e3f1b9ad3aea0 2020-07-27T06:56:00+00:00 Image: The Eutelsat Quantum satellite in the radio-frequency test facility 2020-07-27T06:56:00+00:00 Telecommunications