Hera takes flight: Didymos, here we come
The day began with an 85% chance that bad weather would cause a launch delay: it ended with ESA's Hera mission successfully in space and en route to the Didymos binary asteroid system.At 16:52 CEST ...
First all-new MetOp complete and...
With all instruments integrated, the first MetOp Second Generation-A, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite is now fully assembled and on schedule for liftoff next year. Meanwhile, its sibling, MetOp-SG-B1, ...
Sound of Earths magnetic flip 41 000...
Approximately 41 000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field briefly reversed during what is known as the Laschamp event. During this time, Earth's magnetic field weakened significantly?dropping to a ...
Sentinel-1C arrives in French Guiana
The Sentinel-1C satellite, the third satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana for liftoff on the Vega-C rocket at the end of 2024. The ...
Mission control GO for Hera launch
At ESA's ESOC mission control centre, in Darmstadt, Germany, every launch is preceded by the pre-launch briefing ? and the all-important team photos.The next spacecraft to be flown from ESOC, Hera, ...
Earth from Space: Kunshan, China
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures the intricate blend of natural, rural and urban landscapes around Kunshan, a city in eastern China.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 ...
Sentinel-2 unveils the seasonal...
Thanks to an ESA-funded project and data from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, researchers have revealed seasonal variations in intertidal seagrass across Western Europe and North Africa. As a key ...
Uplifting news! ESA crowns new deep...
This September saw the completion of a critical milestone for the construction of ESA's new deep space communication antenna in New Norcia, Australia: the lifting of the 122-tonne reflector dish.A ...
Dust sparked biggest phytoplankton...
New research reveals that dust carried by the wind from southern Africa towards Madagascar triggered the largest phytoplankton bloom in two decades ? and, unusually, this occurred at a time of year ...
Unveiling the hidden snow dunes...
Sand dunes are a familiar sight along beaches and in deserts. While we know how regular sand dunes are formed, much less is known about dunes made of snow. In a new study, scientists have analysed ...
