For the first time, astronomers have seen light coming from behind a black hole. Using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s NuSTAR space telescopes, an international team of scientists led by Dan…
Airbus-built European Robotic Arm ready for Space Leiden, 05 July 2021 – Airbus space engineers have installed ESA’s European Robotic Arm (ERA) onto the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and…
@AirbusSpace @Eutelsat_SA @SurreySat @esa @EsaTelecoms #SpaceMatters Toulouse, 30 June 2021 – The Airbus built EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellite has been shipped from the Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Toulouse to…
Quiet please, future International Space Station commander in training. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti prepares for her upcoming mission to the International Space Station at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas,…
28.05.2021 ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is expected to assume the role of Commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 68a pending consolidation of operational plans and Space Station launch…
Xerotech to develop next-generation battery safety technology for European Space Agency Xerotech, a leading manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion battery systems, announced today that it will qualify one of its core…
An aerial image of ESA’s technical heart, the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, making it look as if you could pick it up in your hands. Nestled beside…
If true, this might provide evidence for a suspected population of ‘dark matter sub-halos’. These invisible clouds of particles are thought to be relics from the formation of the Milky…
PERIOD consortium to prepare concept for in-orbit demonstratorIn-space antenna and satellite assembly: first steps towards space manufacturing. Bremen, 11 March 2021 – Airbus has been selected by the European Commission to…
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2021, and as excitement builds for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) in October, ESA is highlighting women that play an important…
Space can help to identify historic landscapes and conserve cultural buildings. Find out how by joining a free ESA digital workshop introduced by UNESCO’s chief cultural heritage manager alongside ESA’s…
NASA’s Perseverance rover relies on Airbus built weather station and communications antenna Madrid, 16 February 2021 – When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on the surface of the Red Planet next…
For the first time in over a decade, ESA is looking for new European astronauts to join humankind’s greatest adventure, a journey of discovery for the benefit of our planet. In…
Both main satellite modules successfully mated Eurostar Neo: increased payload capacity and more efficient power and thermal control systems for video connectivity Toulouse, 12 February 2021 – Airbus Defence and…
Sea salt embedded in the dusty surface of Mars and lofted into the planet’s atmosphere has led to the discovery of hydrogen chloride – the first time the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars…