First MetOp Second Generation...
ESA, Eumetsat, the European Commission and Arianespace have announced an agreement to advance the launch of the first MetOp Second Generation weather satellite, which also carries the Copernicus ...
Europes carbon dioxide monitoring...
Building on the initial contract to develop two satellites for the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission, the European Commission and ESA have now entrusted OHB System AG with ...
Station Science Top News: Jan. 24, 2025
Reducing reliance on resupply missionsResupply of life support elements such as air, water, food, clothing, and hygiene items will be impractical on missions to the Moon and beyond. This research ...
Spacewalk Robotics Training, Red...
Preparations continue for a spacewalk to remove communications hardware and check for microbes outside the International Space Station later this week. Meanwhile, the Expedition 72 crew harvested red ...
Media invitation: cleanroom visit to...
27 January 2025Journalists are invited to a one-off opportunity to see the latest-generation European weather satellite, the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder, MTG-S, as well as the Copernicus ...
Downlinking satellite data from space...
In October 2024, NASA and ESA carried out a series of system trials to test the transmission of data from ESA ground stations to commercial cloud servers.Ground station operators at ESA's space ...
Smouldering woody debris fuels air...
A groundbreaking study, funded by ESA, reveals that fire emissions in the Amazon and Cerrado are largely driven by the smouldering combustion of woody debris. This crucial discovery highlights the ...
NICER Status Update
NASA's NICER Continues Science Operations Post RepairNASA crew aboard the International Space Station installed patches to the agency's NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) mission ...
Spacesuit Work and Life Science Wrap...
The week ended aboard the International Space Station with spacesuit maintenance and research into how microgravity affects blood pressure and breathing. The Expedition 72 residents also serviced a ...
Earth from Space: Cyclone Dikeledi
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captured Cyclone Dikeledi south of Madagascar on 16 January, just a few days after it made landfall on Africa's southeastern coast causing widespread destruction in ...
