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Shadows on ice: Proba-1 images Concordia south polar base12 December 2012
Shadows on ice: Proba-1 images Concordia south polar base12 December 2012 ESA’s Earth-observing microsatellite Proba-1 has glimpsed one of the loneliest places on Earth – Concordia research base in the heart of Antarctica.
Proba-2 soaks up three solar eclipses14 November 2012
Proba-2 soaks up three solar eclipses14 November 2012 ESA’s Sun-watching Proba-2 satellite experienced three partial solar eclipses last night while lucky observers watching from northern Australia were treated to a total solar eclipse.
Get ready for a total solar eclipse!12 November 2012
Get ready for a total solar eclipse!12 November 2012 Tomorrow’s total solar eclipse will only be visible in its entirety to ground-based observers watching from northern Australia, but ESA’s Sun-watching Proba-2 satellite will have a ringside seat from its orbit around Earth.
Proba-2’s espresso-cup microcamera snaps Hurricane Isaac28 August 2012
Proba-2’s espresso-cup microcamera snaps Hurricane Isaac28 August 2012 An experimental camera smaller than an espresso cup on ESA’s Proba-2 microsatellite caught this view of soon-to-be Hurricane Isaac as it moved west of the Florida coast into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday.
Proba-1 microsat snaps Olympic neighbourhood12 August 2012
Proba-1 microsat snaps Olympic neighbourhood12 August 2012 This Olympics has been watched from all over the world – and beyond. Benefiting from a cloudless sky, this view of London’s Olympic Park was captured by the smallest imager aboard ESA’s smallest mission: the High Resolution Camera on the Proba-1 micro...
Transit of Venus wows astronomers worldwide06 June 2012
Transit of Venus wows astronomers worldwide06 June 2012 Astronomers around the world looked to the sky last night and this morning to observe Venus as it passed across the face of the Sun for the last time this century. ESA’s Sun-watching space missions also tuned in for the solar spectacular.
