Earlier this month, ESA and the Spanish Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Española or AEE) confirmed their intent to collaborate on the proposed CApTure Payload Bay (CAT) on-orbit demo—this mission will […]
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NASA’s Webb Reveals New Details, Mysteries in Jupiter’s Aurora
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured new details of the auroras on our solar system’s largest planet. The dancing lights observed on Jupiter are hundreds of times brighter than […]
Success for ESA’s Biomass mission as Forest satellite’s big antenna opens up
Just a week after its launch, ESA’s Biomass mission has reached another critical milestone on its path to delivering unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their vital role in […]
GomSpace joins ESA’s RAMSES mission to study near-Earth asteroid using advanced cubesat technology
GomSpace is participating in the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES), an innovative initiative led by the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract value is EUR 900,000. This mission […]
ESA launches Biomass satellite to provide ‘unprecedented insights into forests and Earth’s carbon cycle’
ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off aboard a […]
A new chapter for Ariane 6 + Vega launchers with the P160C rocket motor
The P160C qualification motor was successfully tested on April 24th at the European Spaceport in French Guiana, on the solid-propellant booster test stand (BEAP) operated by the French Space Agency […]
Home for ACES
The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES), ESA’s state-of-the-art timekeeping facility, has been successfully installed on the International Space Station (ISS), marking the start of a new chapter in space-based […]
Hubble—Celebrating the space telescope’s 35th anniversary year on-orbit
In celebration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 years in Earth orbit, an assortment of images that were recently taken by Hubble have been released. These images stretch from […]
ESA’s Biomass; on the launch pad, the mission and Europe’s Spaceport
ESA’s Biomass satellite, encapsulated within a Vega-C rocket fairing, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 29 April […]
AAC Clyde Space’s weather technology praised by ESA—supports future EPS-Sterna constellation
AAC Clyde Space’s technology onboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) has received strong praise for its performance, marking an important milestone towards the future EPS-Sterna constellation. […]