12 December 2011 ESA engineers examining candidate materials for future space missions have a new instrument for extremely superficial studies: performing nano-scale analysis of ultra-thin slices of a material’s outermost skin.
27 October 2011 ESA’s Swarm satellites, which will unravel the complexities of Earth’s magnetic shield, are being put through their paces to ensure that they will withstand the rigours of space. Marking an important milestone, the first satellite has undergone magnetic testing.
17 October 2011 “One of the things I learned today is that space organisations are too modest about the awesome things they do!” – a typical tweet from the ‘SpaceTweetUp’ hosted at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre during its recent Tour Day.
