SPACENEWS

A previously unknown 100–200-metre asteroid — roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum — has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Their project used data from the calibration of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), in which the team serendipitously detected an interloping asteroid. The object is likely Read More

Historic symbol of the Mercedes star brought into modern times Trademark represents the responsible handling of the elements earth, water and air Visually powerful main film with clear messages on resource conservation, recycling and CO2-neutrality Land. Sea. Air. Land. Sea. Air. photo Mercedes More than a century ago, the three points of the Mercedes star Read More

Investigating the concept of marine plastic litter detection from orbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkRuiI20ZqI Source: Auto Draft Read More

In brief ESA is calling creative minds to envision what a European spacesuit should look like. How could we visually design a spacewalk suit to be instantly recognisable as European? What should ESA’s branding look like in the next decades as our next generations of astronauts walk on the Moon, Mars and beyond? In-depth As Read More

In brief Three students from the UCAnFly team participating in the Fly Your Satellite! programme have travelled from their home base in Cadiz, Spain, to ESTEC in the Netherlands to conduct electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing on their payload. In-depth UCAnFly is the first-ever nanosatellite designed and developed in the University of Cadiz, Spain, and is Read More

ESA’s geology training course PANGAEA has come of age with the publication of a paper that describes the quest for designing the best possible geology training for the next astronauts to walk on the surface of the Moon. Since 2016, PANGAEA has equipped ten astronauts from three space agencies with the foundational knowledge and skills Read More

A snapshot of the Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is the most recent Picture of the Week from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The Tarantula Nebula is a large star-forming region of ionised hydrogen gas that lies 161 000 light years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and its turbulent clouds of gas and dust Read More

Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, is featured in this optical image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more about the features in it. Kolkata, visible in grey in the centre of the image, is one of India’s largest cities Read More

1.5% Cultural Programme • The Minister expressed her satisfaction with the Architecture Quality Law, which brings this discipline closer to society and puts urban planning in line with its new needs. • This new space was made possible thanks to an investment of more than 5 million euros made by the Ministry as part of Read More

Four different perspectives from four unique locations in Titusville and City of Cocoa Florida for this gorgeous 2:58 AM 2-2-2023 SpaceX Elon Musk & team Starlink 5-3 launch with a nearly clear early morning sky from LC-39A Cape Kennedy Florida and a southeast trajectory. First stage booster B-1069-5 damaged from its last hard landing flew Read More