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https://www.esa.int/ 20-02-2009 21:38:25
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📷 This Copernicus EU #Sentinel2 image captured the rare, cloud-free acquisition of the Norwegian archipelago in August 2022 providing a clear view of Svalbard from space.
👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
Fancy a souvenir from Mars? We've got you covered!
Scientists have chosen the first set of samples worthy of return to #Earth . The NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover rover will drop off 10 tubes in an ideal spot for a Mars Sample Return landing and pickup operation.
👉 esa.int/Science_Explor…
Brave little #MarsExpress defies its fears this #Halloween as it sweeps by spooky Phobos for a close encounter with the mysterious moon
🛰️🌑😨🎃
esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…
🎥 This week's ESA EarthObservation #EarthFromSpace features a Copernicus EU #Sentinel2 image of Svalbard. The image was captured in a rare, cloud-free acquisition of the Norwegian archipelago in August 2022.
Download the image👉 esa.int/Applications/O…
#SolarOrbiter 's second close encounter with the Sun is delivering stunning data of our home star
This movie comes from 13 Oct when @esasolarorbiter’s EUI telescope returned the highest resolution movie of the quiet corona ever taken
📹esa.int/ESA_Multimedia… #ExploreFarther
🌃 Most Europeans live under light-polluted skies.
👩🚀 How astronaut pictures from the International Space Station are helping to understand the sharp increase in light pollution across Europe.
📸 by Samantha Cristoforetti, André Kuipers + Cities at Night
#LightPollution2022
esa.int/Science_Explor…
Europe is facing massive political, economic and societal challenges, exacerbated by Russia's war in Ukraine. Space is ready to play its part.
Read my OpEd for Friends of Europe's Critical Thinking series, below.
friendsofeurope.org/insights/space… #StateofEU #StateOfEurope
One month ago NASA's #DARTmission changed the orbit of Dimorphos, find out more about the miniaturised James-Bond-style technology the #HeraMission will use to explore the asteroid - a new episode of ‘The Incredible Adventures of Hera’! #PlanetaryDefense
youtube.com/watch?v=LPn2W5…
Latest ESA Webb Telescope picture of the month shows IC 1623, a pair of interacting galaxies, plunging into one another. Their collision has ignited a spate of star formation creating new stars at a rate above 20 times that of the Milky Way.
Read more: esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
Another week, another satellite getting ready for launch!
Scheduled to liftoff in the first half of 2023, the Copernicus EU #Sentinel1 C satellite has arrived safely at Thales Alenia Space plant in Cannes, France.
Now it's time for some more tests 👩🔬🛰️
ℹ️esa.int/Applications/O…