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The 2023 Young Graduate Trainee positions are now open for applications! Opportunities are available in engineering, science, IT and business services. Find out more and apply now.   The ESA YGT Programme offers young graduates with a Master’s degree a unique opportunity to work on inspiring space missions at the heart of European space activities. Join Read More

In brief Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) today makes its closest approach to Earth before likely leaving our Solar System forever. At billions of years old and not seen since Neanderthals roamed, the green comet continues to intrigue as it grows an apparent third tail and unexpectedly – but intriguingly – failed to wow scientists when Read More

• Thanks to the efficiency of the Spanish route network, flight efficiency in 2022 exceeded 96% • Over the past year, aeroplanes were able to avoid flying nearly 1.6 million nautical miles, equivalent to 64 trips around the Earth, saving 17,100 tonnes of fuel • ENAIRE's environmental strategy, called "Green Sky", reflects the company's commitment Read More

Flanders’ Minister-President Jan Jambon visits company that builds mission- critical components for the F135 advanced fighter engine of the F-35 Lightning II – Joint Strike Fighter. BMT Aerospace, specialized in making high precision products and complex assemblies for turbine engines and mission-critical aircraft components, celebrated more than 50 years of successful partnership with the U.S. Read More

Using radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, the animation shows the A81 iceberg breaking away from the Brunt Ice Shelf on 25 January 2023. The new berg is estimated to be around 1550 sq km, which is around the size of Greater London, and is approximately 150 m thick. It calved when the crack Read More

In brief As we head toward CanSat 2023, we are looking back at yet another amazing and challenging edition of the European CanSat Competition. The final reports of the participating teams have been analyzed and the three best reports are receiving a special mention.  In-depth Now that the 2023 has officially kicked off, we are Read More

The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes centre stage in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which has also captured a smaller companion star in the upper left of this image. Both stars lie in the Orion Nebula, a colossal region of star formation roughly 1450 light years from Earth. V 372 Orionis is a Read More

• As part of the 2025 Flight Plan in its Digital Sky Initiative, a new procedure was launched in the summer of 2022 to improve traffic flow management by applying airspace occupancy monitoring • ENAIRE and EUROCONTROL representatives meet at the Barcelona Air Control Centre to analyse and share best practices • A safe and Read More

• The flexible use of airspace and the management of new scenarios involving the mass use of drones and high-altitude and space operations are examples of collaboration • Civil-military coordination yields safer, more efficient and sustainable aviation, while ensuring the safe completion of surveillance, security and control of sovereign airspace, and spatial surveillance missions Javier Read More

Did you know that ESA is researching human hibernation for long distance spaceflight to Mars or beyond? Hibernating astronauts could be the best way to save mission costs, reduce the size of spacecraft by a third and keep crew healthy on their way to Mars. An ESA-led investigation suggests that human hibernation goes beyond the Read More