Air-quality mission ready to join its...
Following months of meticulous testing to ensure that it will deliver first-class data on air quality around the world, the new Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument has been delivered to Airbus in France ...
EarthCARE on cloud nine after smooth...
ESA's EarthCARE mission has completed its important ?Launch and Early Orbit Phase' and is ready to begin the commissioning of its four scientific instruments. The data they gather will improve our ...
Mission control GO for EarthCARE launch
At ESA's ESOC mission control, in Darmstadt, Germany, every launch is preceded by a pre-launch briefing ? and the all-important group photo. This is the team that will fly EarthCARE ? ESA's newest ...
Mission complete for ESAs OPS-SAT...
ESA's experimental OPS-SAT CubeSat mission came to an end during the night of 22?23 May 2024 (CEST).Launched on 18 December 2019, OPS-SAT was tasked with opening up the world of spacecraft operations ...
Swarm helps discover Steves long-lost...
Ever since aurora chasers discovered Steve, a mysterious ribbon of purple light in the night sky, scientists have wondered whether it might have a secret twin. Now, thanks to a photographer's keen ...
Earth from Space: Madagascar jellyfish
Resembling a reddish jellyfish, the Mahajamba Bay in Madagascar is imaged by Copernicus Sentinel-2.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn ...
Virtual flying lessons for Hera...
As ESA's Hera spacecraft for planetary defence goes through pre-flight testing, the system that will steer it around its target binary asteroid system is also undergoing its final checks for ...
Taking EarthCARE into orbit
ESA's EarthCARE satellite lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US, on 29 May at 00:20 CEST (28 May, 15:20 local time).Developed as a cooperation ...
Replay: EarthCARE launch coverage
Watch the replay of the EarthCARE launch coverage. The video includes streaming of the event at ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Germany and footage of liftoff from the Vandenberg Space ...
EarthCARE is launched
ESA's EarthCARE satellite lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US, on 29 May at 00:20 CEST (28 May, 15:20 local time).Developed as a cooperation ...
