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Sentinel-1 control room

The BepiColombo thrusters located in the Mercury Transfer Module switch off permanently, marking the end of solar electric propulsion.

The four composite BepiColombo spacecraft is approaching Mercury. Solar electric propulsion thrusters are turned off, priming the spacecraft for the beginning of complex planetary arrival sequence.

The BepiColombo mission team eagerly gathers at ESOC's Main Control Room waiting to receive signal confirmation of the successful shutdown of the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion system.

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission signed a joint declaration on In-Space Operations and Services (ISOS), signalling a shared ambition to build European leadership in in-orbit servicing.

Flash detection by MTG-LI of the widely observed fireball from 8 March 2026.

MTG-LI detection of 22 January 2026 fireball over the Gulf of Aden. The observed signal shows a gradual increase in brightness as the meteor penetrates deeper into the atmosphere, before rapidly fading as it fragments or burns up.

Poster for ESA's Swing and Sawa space weather missions

ROSIE solar radio telescope

Monitoring signals from deep space antenna 4

ESA's Deep Space Antenna 1 (DSA 1) and Deep Space Antenna 4 (DSA 4) at New Norcia ground station site in Australia

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher visits DSA 4 during inauguration

The Juice flight control team are happy to confirm a successful 3I/ATLAS downlink

Hera mission poster

Hera mission timeline

Flying spacecraft means solving problems: Angela Dietz at ESOC

Flying spacecraft means staying curious: Jutta Hübner at ESOC

Flying spacecraft is meaningful work: Sara Melloni at ESOC

Flying spacecraft means balancing operational efficiency with human connection: Isabel Rojo at ESOC

Women flying spacecraft at ESA mission control

Flying spacecraft means trusting yourself: Gabriela Ansteeg at ESOC

Orbital inclination of asteroid Didymos

ESA Space Safety Fleet

Ramses contract signature 10 February 2026

Swing mission infographic

Swing: ESA's first nanosatellite for space weather monitoring

Coronal Mass Ejection erupts from the Sun on 18 January 2026

X-class solar flare observed on 18 January 2026

Aurora over the Netherlands, January 2026

Severe space weather event on 18 January 2026

Flyeye poster

Draco mission poster

ESA's Planetary Defence team

Celebrating asteroid ESOC

Asteroids named after ESA people and places in 2025

Ramses mission poster

ESA's Draco mission: inside a fiery reentry

RISE mission poster

Estrack 50 poster

Distribution of space debris around Earth

ESA spots asteroid that made very close approach to Earth

Asteroid 2023 CX1 observed prior to impact

RISE: Extending missions in geostationary orbit

Estrack key visual

Asteroid (18805) Kellyday

Asteroid (1126) Otero [stacked]

NEOMIR mission patch

ESA observes interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit the Moon?

Flyeye's view of the Andromeda galaxy

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