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Call for media: Follow the launch of ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst22 May 2018 ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst will be launched into space on 6 June at 11:12 GMT (13:12 CEST) alongside Roscosmos commander Sergei Prokopyev and NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor.
Storm hunter in position13 April 2018
Storm hunter in position13 April 2018 The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor, also known as the Space Storm Hunter, was installed today outside the European space laboratory Columbus.
The chemistry of lightning05 April 2018
The chemistry of lightning05 April 2018 Every second, around 45 lightning strikes jolt our atmosphere, where powerful reactions in thunderstorm clouds alter the chemical composition of the air inside and around them. A suite of European instruments will soon be studying these powerful disch...
The Viking, the dragon and the god of thunder30 March 2018
The Viking, the dragon and the god of thunder30 March 2018 Scandinavian mythology stories are rich in fantastic creatures, and a Nordic astronaut is about to write a new chapter as Space Viking Andreas Mogensen monitors the arrival of the Dragon cargo vessel at the International Space Station next week. The p...
A space window to electrifying science 26 March 2018
A space window to electrifying science 26 March 2018 Lightning triggers powerful electrical bursts in Earth’s atmosphere almost every second. The inner workings of these magnificent forces of nature are still unknown, but a rare observation by an ESA astronaut gave a boost to the science community. A Eu...
State-of-the-art solar reference spectrum19 December 2017
State-of-the-art solar reference spectrum19 December 2017 For almost a decade, the International Space Station tracked the Sun to measure our star’s energy. Now, years of work have delivered the most accurate-ever data on the Sun’s power – but the journey to achieve this feat was almost abandoned before the...
