SPACENEWS

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

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