First spacewalk for Samantha Cristoforetti
The European Robotic Arm is the first robot that can ‘walk’ around the Russian part of the International Space Station. ERA has a length of over 11 m, and can…
First images from Webb telescope reveal unseen Universe
This montage shows a few of the highlights: Top left: the Southern Ring planetary nebula in near- and mid-infrared, the product of a dying star. Read more about this object Top…
Rover ready – next steps for ExoMars
Artist’s impression of the Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover. This image shows a front view of the rover with the drill in a vertical position. The primary goal of the mission…
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen set to return to space
ESA/NASA Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen has been assigned a long-duration mission to the International Space Station and is expected to fly as the pilot of a Crew Dragon spacecraft…
European Space Agency suspends Mars mission with Russia
As an intergovernmental organisation mandated to develop and implement space programmes in full respect with European values, we deeply deplore the human casualties and tragic consequences of the aggression towards…
Lunar scientists and engineers design Moon cave explorer
Artist’s impression of Daedalus Lunar caves are not only a geologically pristine record of the Moon’s history, but they could also provide a safe home for future human explorers. Building…
Is the nearest star cluster to the Sun being destroyed?
The true extent of the Hyades tidal tails have been revealed for the first time by data from the ESA’s Gaia mission. The Gaia data has allowed the former members…
ESA Mars orbiters support NASA Perseverance landing
ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter will relay data from NASA’s Perseverance rover to ground stations on Earth On 18 February, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on the Red Planet…
ESA: Three more service modules for Artemis to be built in Europe
Orion: The spacecraft ESA signed a further contract with Airbus for the construction of three more European Service Modules for Orion, NASA’s spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the Moon…
UK astronauts make unique book loan
The Book was also autographed by fellow crew members Scott Kelly, Tim Kopra, Mikhail Korniyenko, Yuri Malenchenko, Aleksei Ovchinin, Oleg Skripochka, Sergei Volkov and Jeffrey Williams. British astronauts Helen Sharman…