8°C
Porth, Newquay, Cornwall. UK
Updated20/04/2024 02:00 
 




ESA Top News

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
ESA Top News
ESA Top News

ESA Top News

April 12th, 2024 09:10:00 EDT -0400 EarthCARE mission card for portal

EarthCARE - ESA's cloud and aerosol mission

June 13th, 2023 04:17:00 EDT -0400 Space awaits you! More ESA vacancies open for applications
Space awaits you!

In March, we announced that 2023 would see the publication of over 300 vacancies at ESA. New vacancies keep being published as we continue our search for talented and motivated professionals to join our teams across Europe and support our mission of the peaceful exploration of space for the benefit of everyone. Could ESA be the next step in your career? Read more to find out!

April 19th, 2024 09:10:00 EDT -0400 Week in images: 15-19 April 2024
Ready to fly

Week in images: 15-19 April 2024

Discover our week through the lens

April 19th, 2024 06:56:00 EDT -0400 ESA and the EU agree to accelerate the use of space
Josef Aschbacher and Timo Pesonen sign an agreement to accelerate the use of space

ESA will work closely with the EU to use space to improve life on Earth, following an agreement signed today by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher (left) and the European Commission’s Director-General for Defence Industry and Space, Timo Pesonen.

April 19th, 2024 04:00:00 EDT -0400 Earth from Space: The Mekong Delta
Earth from Space: The Mekong Delta Image: Earth from Space: The Mekong Delta
April 19th, 2024 03:51:00 EDT -0400 Watch live: ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony
April 19th, 2024 03:30:00 EDT -0400 Rare sighting of ‘doomed’ SOHO comet during solar eclipse
Photo of total solar eclipse Image: Photo of total solar eclipse
April 18th, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Hubble goes hunting for small main-belt asteroids

Astronomers recently used a trove of archived images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to visually snag a largely unseen population of smaller asteroids in their tracks. The treasure hunt required pursuing 37 000 Hubble images spanning 19 years. The payoff was finding 1701 asteroid trails, with 1031 of those asteroids uncatalogued. About 400 of these uncatalogued asteroids are about below a km in size.

April 17th, 2024 08:00:00 EDT -0400 ESA selects four new Earth Explorer mission ideas
Advancing Earth science

As humans exert greater pressure on natural processes, understanding the intricate workings of our Earth system is increasingly vital for effective action on mitigation and adaption strategies. ESA’s Earth Explorer missions yield a wealth of astonishing findings, serving as the bedrock of scientific research in this field. Now, four new concepts have been selected to undergo assessment study, one of which is destined to be the twelfth in this family of world-leading satellite missions.