Webb explores a pair of merging galaxies
Science & Exploration Here, the Webb Picture of the Month of merging galaxies IC 1623 A and B is juxtaposed with a new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This image on the right, combining data from Hubble’s ACS and WFC3 instruments, gives a familiar visible-light view of these colliding galaxies, where the centres of the individual galaxies are much more Read More
ESA : Proba-2 sees two partial eclipses
A solar eclipse is caused by the movement of the Moon around Earth. Despite their much different sizes, due to their separation, the Moon appears to be about the same size as the significantly larger Sun in the sky. Occasionally, the Moon passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light, so that part of the Read More
ESA – Craters and cracks on Mars
This complex region of craters and fractures in the Terra Sirenum region highlights the varied history of Mars. The image was taken by ESA’s Mars Express on 5 April 2022. Making an impact The image, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), is dominated by a large impact crater on the left (south) of Read More
ESA – From Rome to Cannes
The Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is currently in Cannes undergoing a series of demanding tests in preparation for launch in 2023. The third member of the Sentinel-1 radar family, part of Europe’s Copernicus programme, will continue the critical task of delivering key radar imagery of Earth’s surface for a wide range of services and scientific applications. Read More
Kongsberg NanoAvionics announces growth plans to become the prime supplier for small satellite constellations
Invests in R&D and aims to grow its production capacityWill be renamed to Kongsberg NanoAvionics after company’s acquisition Kongsberg NanoAvionics (“NanoAvionics”) has announced a multi-million investment plan to support and accelerate its goal of becoming the prime supplier for small satellite constellations, globally. As a result of the recent acquisition by Kongsberg and part of Read More
ESA – The scary sound of Earth’s magnetic field
Despite being essential to life on Earth, the magnetic field isn’t something we can actually see in itself, or ever hear. But, remarkably, scientists at the Technical University of Denmark have taken magnetic signals measured by ESA’s Swarm satellite mission and converted them into sound – and for something that protects us, the result is Read More
ESA- Boosting Earth science
With science at the core of the Earth Observation FutureEO programme, ESA has opened a new scientific facility, the Science Hub, which offers new opportunities for collaborative research to further boost the Agency’s and its Member States scientific output. Harnessing novel ideas and concepts to forge pioneering satellite missions and maximise the impact of Earth Read More
ULA Invites media to Groundbreaking ceremony at Decatur factory
WHAT: On Thurs., Oct. 27, 2022, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will break ground at its factory in Decatur, Alabama for a new warehouse facility as well as an additional factory for its major supplier Beyond Gravity. This project will consist of new equipment, building improvements and infrastructure that will enable ULA to nearly double its Read More
Agency ESA Open Day at ESTEC 2022 The 11th annual ESA Open Day at ESTEC took place on Sunday 2 October 2022, opened by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and Head of ESTEC and ESA Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality Torben Henriken with ESA astronauts Matthias Mauruer and André Kuipers. Visitors were able to meet space scientists and Read More
To explore space means defying dust
As the world’s space agencies prepare to return to the Moon and explore the planets, space materials engineers have been getting to grips with a challenging enemy: dust. The abrasive, talcum-like dust enshrouding the Moon and other planetary surfaces can obscure surfaces, wear away at coatings and clog space mechanisms. Gateway over Moon For ESA, Read More