ESA’s 35 m-diameter dish antenna at New Norcia, Western Australia, glows with reflected laser light in this photo, taken by Dylan O’Donnell, a photographer based in Byron Bay, New South […]
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Afternoon View On A Comet
This beautiful landscape feels within arm’s reach in this stunning view across the Imhotep region on Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko. The view was captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 17 January […]
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Juno Spacecraft Breaks Solar Power Distance Record
NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity’s most distant solar-powered emissary. The milestone occurred at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST, 19:00 UTC) on Wednesday, […]
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SpaceX Planning Test Firing of Landed Falcon 9 Stage
SpaceX is planning to test fire the first stage it landed last month as soon as today.
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SSTL Led Consortium Awarded Innovate UK Grant for Novel Propulsion System
A British consortium led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been awarded a grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to co-fund the development of a novel High […]
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Astronomers Recall Discovery of Source of Geminid Meteors
The beautiful Geminids meteor shower is due to light up the heavens this weekend, but the source of the enigmatic cosmic display had eluded stargazers for more than 120 years. […]
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Airbus Defence and Space Signs €350M Contract to Develop and Build JUICE Spacecraft, ESA’s Next Life-Tracker Inside the Solar System
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, have signed a €350M contract to develop and build ESA’s JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons […]
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Robot Arm Simulates Close Approach of ESA’s Asteroid Mission
The final approach to an asteroid has been practised for ESA’s proposed Asteroid Impact Mission using a real spacecraft camera mounted on a robot arm. The 2020 AIM mission would […]
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Arianespace Successfully Places ESA’s LISA Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator Into Orbit
Arianespace has successfully launched the LISA Pathfinder technology demonstrator for the European Space Agency (ESA) with Vega light launcher. The company’s 11th launch of the year took place on December […]
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Philae Lander: One Year On A Comet
One year since Philae made its historic landing on a comet, mission teams remain hopeful for renewed contact with the lander Meanwhile they are also looking ahead to next year’s […]
