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Space 23 May 2025

The European Space Agency & CTO

The European Space Agency (ESA) & CTO to Launch European Space-Based 5G Connectivity A forward-looking agreement to test a European-designed and developed 5G mmWave telecommunications infrastructure in low Earth orbit,…

Space 12 May 2025

ESA – Back to light

ESA – Back to light – As the night closed in on Spain and Portugal on 28 April, polar satellites followed the blackout that lasted well into the early hours…

Space 7 May 2025

ESA announces new cooperation

European Space Agency announces new cooperation with Indian Space Research Organisation The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have signed a joint Statement of Intent…

Space 7 May 2025

ESA and PLAYMOBIL join forces

ESA and PLAYMOBIL join forces to inspire the next generation of space explorers As the European Space Agency (ESA) ramps up Europe’s ambition in space exploration, it is equally committed…

Satellites 29 April 2025

British satellite launches to map

World’s first mission to map the world’s forests in 3D from space will use cutting edge tech to inform climate change policies and protect future generations. National Centre for Earth…

Space 29 April 2025

Mission control GO for Biomass launch

One last team photo before launch. Today, at ESA’s ESOC mission control centre, in Darmstadt, Germany, the Biomass team gathered for the pre-launch briefing. ESA’s forest satellite, to be flown…

Environment 18 April 2025

Sea surface warming faster

Sea surface warming faster than expected, with satellite observations revealing that temperatures have been rising at an accelerating rate over the past four decades Between 1985 and 1989, a warming…

Space 31 March 2025

ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite

ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite has been proving how the New Space approach can accelerate the development of missions capable of delivering detailed temperature and humidity profiles for short-term weather forecasts…

Space 27 March 2025

Thales Alenia Space signs contract

Thales Alenia Space signs contract with ESA to develop an agricultural digital twin component for sustainable, resilient agriculture SaveCrops4EU leverages Earth observation and advanced processing techniques to create tools that…

News, Space 12 March 2025

Space HPC: The new ESA supercomputer is born

The European Space Agency, in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), has inaugurated its state-of-the-art high-performance computing (Space HPC) environment at ESRIN, Italy. The opening, on Wednesday 12 March, marks…

Satellites 10 March 2025

ESA’s pioneering Biomass satellite arrives at launch site

Marking another step towards new insights into Earth’s forests and their role in the carbon cycle, ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, to be…

Space 7 March 2025

ESA and GSMA Foundry empower industry to achieve seamless global connectivity

At MWC25 Barcelona, the European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled a funding initiative, promoted in partnership with GSMA Foundry, to support projects aimed at integrating satellite and terrestrial networks for seamless…

Space 4 March 2025

Call for information on low Earth orbit navigation

The European Space Agency (ESA) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) via OSIP for European industry to show interest and provide information on satellite technology that could enable the…

Space 4 March 2025

ESA to develop optical technology for navigation

Optical technology has the potential to revolutionise the field of positioning, navigation and timing. To drive the development of this technology, ESA has signed a contract with a consortium of…

News 27 February 2025

The first metal 3D part ever created on orbit has landed on Earth.

The sample was produced in ESA’s Metal 3D Printer on the International Space Station. Now, it’s on Earth for the first time, at ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands (ESTEC). …