ESA drives growth in Spanish positioning and timing industry with NAVISP Following a call by the European Space Agency (ESA), nine projects have been selected in close coordination with the…
Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have discovered that the weak region in Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic…
This wide view of Copernicus Sentinel-3 shows Cyclone Errol heading towards the coast of Western Australia. Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution. Errol was a powerful tropical cyclone,…
During recent storms, satellites recorded ocean waves averaging nearly 20 metres high – as tall as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the largest ever measured from space. Moreover,…
Combing through 20 years of images from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft, scientists have tracked 1039 tornado-like whirlwinds to reveal how dust is lifted into the air…
What a difference a year makes! Today Hera’s asteroid mission for planetary defence is cruising through deep space on the far side of the Sun, headed to its final destination: the Didymos…
EUMETSAT has released the first Earth images from its METimage instrument on board the recently launched Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite, with these early teasers showcasing the exquisite detail,…
Satellite navigation is essential to everything from tracking your morning jog to landing air ambulances. But as reliance on satellite navigation grows, so do the risks associated with its interruption,…
ESA’s fourth Deep Space Antenna unveiled in New Norcia, Western Australia New Norcia, Australia, October 6, 2025 – The European Deep Space Antenna Alliance (EDSA²) formed by Thales Alenia Space,…
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures an active lava lake on the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. Zoom in or click on the circles to explore this image at its full 10…
Galileo relies on ground-based uplink stations (ULS) to maintain accurate positioning for users worldwide. These stations transmit essential data to the satellites, including the information required to compute the satellites’…
October 2, 2025. Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) has completed its deep-space optical communications campaign and sent laser signals to NASA’s Psyche spacecraft more than 300 million kilometers from Earth….
Thales Alenia Space and ESA sign contract for SAGA mission to demonstrate Europe’s first Quantum Key Distribution governmental service Thales Alenia Space will develop Europe’s first space-based system for generating…
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €50 million contract with aerospace company Thales Alenia Space to begin the preliminary design phase of the Security And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission….
The third day of the 76th International Astronautical Congress was again full of interactions between the European Space Agency and international partners. New areas of cooperation between ESA and South…