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Sawa mission patch

Space weather mission Sawa reveals Polish roots

12/10/2026 674 views 5 likes

One hour of satellites over the northern Atacama Desert in Chile (October 2025)

Keeping the sky dark and quiet

08/10/2026 1966 views 42 likes

Hera braking

Braking news! Time for ESA’s Hera asteroid mission to go sl…

07/10/2026 3881 views 62 likes

Hera approaching Didymos asteroids

Finding Hera’s way: Flight Dynamics team in action

07/10/2026 765 views 6 likes

Investing in Europe’s future in orbit

Unlocking the commercial potential of in-orbit servicing

23/09/2026 644 views 4 likes

First switch-on of the Ramses spacecraft

First switch on for ESA-JAXA Ramses asteroid mission

23/09/2026 2795 views 41 likes

An imaginary astronaut's view of the Didymos and Dimorphos asteroids

A hitchhiker’s guide to Hera’s target asteroids

23/09/2026 1774 views 42 likes

RISE: Extending missions in geostationary orbit

Europe commits to sustainable practices in space

16/09/2026 973 views 17 likes

Hera Space Companion front page

Questions? Ask our Hera Space Companion!

14/09/2026 1268 views 21 likes

Number of objects will skyrocket - 2026 Space environment report

ESA Space Environment Report 2026

14/09/2026 15066 views 42 likes

Hera's dino mascot

Name our dino – ESA’s Hera asteroid mission mascot!

10/09/2026 9845 views 77 likes

Tango's reentry recorded

Cluster’s encore for reentry science a success

02/09/2026 2928 views 47 likes

Samba's reentry recorded

Samba’s fiery farewell recorded

01/09/2026 2656 views 49 likes

Cluster satellite reentering Earth's atmosphere

Observing Samba and Tango’s reentries

28/08/2026 3113 views 37 likes

Draco’s capsule survives reentry-like conditions

Recording its own demise: Draco’s design challenge

25/08/2026 1903 views 13 likes

Simulation of Deimos impact

Hera's Mars flyby guided impact study of Deimos moon

18/08/2026 3704 views 48 likes

Hera departing Earth

Cruise control: the team guiding Hera to its asteroid

13/08/2026 1453 views 18 likes

Virtual totality ahead of the solar eclipse

29/07/2026 4980 views 18 likes

MTG-I’s orbit is geostationary

Lightning watch satellites spotted mystery Atlantic fireball

28/07/2026 1527 views 10 likes

Hera approaches Dimorphos

Space naming odyssey: why is ESA’s asteroid mission called …

14/07/2026 1001 views 10 likes

Hera's instruments on its top 'asteroid deck'

Deep space software upgrade for Hera’s asteroid visit

08/07/2026 2916 views 45 likes

Don Quijote CubeSat around Dimorphos asteroid

Surface CubeSat contracted for Ramses asteroid mission

02/07/2026 2864 views 37 likes

Asteroid Day & eight other key dates in asteroid history

30/06/2026 2869 views 35 likes

Ramses central tube in cleanroom

Backbone of Ramses asteroid mission stands tall

25/06/2026 893 views 9 likes

Boosting European leadership in in-space operations and ser…

10/06/2026 2157 views 15 likes

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.

Fireballs and lightning, very, very frightening – or not!

13/05/2026 1401 views 12 likes

ESA and JAXA team up on planetary defence, Ramses mission t…

07/05/2026 7074 views 71 likes

ROSIE solar radio telescope

ESA funds Polish radio telescope to monitor solar outbursts

22/04/2026 1037 views 11 likes

Hera approaching Didymos asteroids

Hera on course for asteroid rendezvous

17/03/2026 5284 views 77 likes

ESA analysing fireball over Europe on 8 March 2026

09/03/2026 25789 views 85 likes

James Webb Space Telescope spots faint asteroid 2024 YR4 - 18 February 2026

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the Moon

05/03/2026 13621 views 57 likes

ESA awards contracts for Ramses mission to Apophis

10/02/2026 4981 views 44 likes

Four-satellite Cluster mission

Moving satellites to meet a plane for rare reentry data

02/02/2026 7444 views 32 likes

Coronal Mass Ejection erupts from the Sun on 18 January 2026

ESA monitoring January 2026 space weather event

20/01/2026 24995 views 68 likes

ESA's Planetary Defence team

10 asteroids named to honour ESA’s role in Planetary Defence

13/01/2026 3260 views 33 likes

An airplane in front of the Sun

When the Sun disrupts aviation

15/12/2025 3438 views 12 likes

Space Safety brochure front

Boost in funding expands Space Safety programme

28/11/2025 3466 views 5 likes

Lessons from the November 2025 solar storm

21/11/2025 16608 views 76 likes

Observation of 40 000 near-Earth Asteroids

40 000 near-Earth asteroids discovered!

20/11/2025 6812 views 51 likes

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observes comet 3I/ATLAS – GIF

ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS’s path with data from Mars

14/11/2025 154707 views 217 likes

ESA monitoring November 2025 space weather event

12/11/2025 36051 views 70 likes

Space debris surrounding Earth

Sounding the alarm: ESA introduces space environment ‘healt…

22/10/2025 12253 views 91 likes

Solar flare seen by Solar Orbiter

Flying through the biggest solar storm ever recorded

15/10/2025 31029 views 104 likes

ESA’s Hera targets early arrival at Didymos asteroids

07/10/2025 3936 views 14 likes

French meteorite challenges asteroid hazard models

02/10/2025 2281 views 14 likes

Locations of lunar impact flashes detected by the NELIOTA project

ESA’s new project to keep an eye on Moon strikes

23/09/2025 3707 views 8 likes

ESA's Ramses mission at the asteroid Apophis

ESA and JAXA advance potential Apophis mission collaboration

27/08/2025 5136 views 63 likes

Model of the distribution of space debris around Earth

CREAM: avoiding collisions in space through automation

12/08/2025 8779 views 70 likes

Asteroid (18805) Kellyday

First asteroid sightings push Hera’s camera to the limit

06/08/2025 6409 views 63 likes

ESA observes interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

ESA tracks rare interstellar comet

03/07/2025 83921 views 503 likes

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