Space science news

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  • ESA congratulations on gravitational wave discovery

    ESA is thrilled to learn that gravitational waves have been detected, and is looking forward to starting its mission to test technologies that could extend the study of these exotic waves to space.

  • Landing on an asteroid


    Technology image of the week: ESA’s proposed Asteroid Impact Mission would put down a micro-lander on its target body

  • Visualising atoms


    Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: investigating proxy atoms on the International Space Station in a discharge plasma tube

  • Asteroid Day events to span globe on 30 June

    Asteroid Day, a global movement to increase knowledge and awareness of asteroids, announced its plans for 2016 from a press conference hosted at ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands and livestreamed around the world.

  • Earth from Space


    ESA’s Sentinel-3 Mission Manager Susanne Mecklenburg and Mission Scientist Craig Donlon join the show to tell us more about the Sentinel-3A satellite and its mission

  • Antarctic ice safety band at risk

    Antarctica is surrounded by huge ice shelves. New research, which includes using data from satellites such as ESA’s heritage Envisat, has revealed that there is a critical point where these shelves act as a safety band, holding back the ice that flows towards the sea. If lost, it could be the point of no return.

  • Introducing Asteroid Day


    Watch the live press conference unveiling Asteroid Day 2016’s events and partners from 1500 CET (1400 UTC) on Tuesday, 9 February

  • Asteroid Day Unveiled


    Watch a replay of the press conference announcing Asteroid Day 2016

  • Saturn’s moonlets


    Space Science Image of the Week: Small moonlets within Saturn’s rings disrupt their surroundings and leave telltale trails, such as these spied by Cassini

  • Antarctic tracker


    A start-up company from ESA’s business incubator in Flanders is helping to keep Belgian researchers safe in Antarctica

  • New antenna ready for business

    ESA inaugurated a new tracking dish in Australia yesterday, marking a significant step in the Agency’s worldwide satcom network.

  • Mission teams prepare for critical days

    Moments after Sentinel-3A separates from its rocket, a team of European mission control specialists will assume control, shepherding the new spacecraft through its critical first days in space.

  • Mirror accomplished


    The 18th and final segment on James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror was installed on 3 February