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Solar flare seen by Solar Orbiter
Science & Exploration

Catch solar bursts in new citizen science project

11/03/2025 488 views 8 likes
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Hera asteroid mission’s Mars flyby

10/03/2025 1362 views 34 likes
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Hera Mars flyby

10/03/2025 1883 views 50 likes
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Ariane 6 VA263 liftoff

Week in images: 03-07 March 2025

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Press Release N° 24–2024
Science & Exploration

ESA and NASA join forces to land Europe’s rover on Mars

ESA and NASA are consolidating their cooperation on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission with an agreement that ensures important US contributions, such as the launch service, elements of the propulsion system needed for landing on Mars and heater units for the Rosalind Franklin rover.
16/05/2024 4204 views
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Space in Member States

Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.

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Luca Parmitano
Thomas Pesquet
Marco Sieber

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Solar flare seen by Solar Orbiter
Science & Exploration

Catch solar bursts in new citizen science project

11/03/2025 488 views 8 likes
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Solar Orbiter spots a solar flare

11/03/2025 48 views 1 likes
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European engineers give Orion its wings

10/03/2025 1083 views 34 likes
A solar array of the Orion spacecraft for Artemis II with the ESA and NASA logos
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Press Release N° 49–2024
Science & Exploration

ESA 3D prints first metal part on the International Space Station

The first metal 3D printer in space, a collaboration between ESA and Airbus, has printed its first metal product on the International Space Station, a breakthrough in crew autonomy for future long-duration exploration missions.
06/09/2024 3063 views
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Space science from home: resources for children and adults

A selection of activities to pass time and learn more about space science

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Space Safety

Protecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit

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Asteroids

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Hera swings by Mars
Space Safety

Watch live: Images from Hera’s Mars flyby

10/03/2025 10085 views 54 likes
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Hera Mars flyby

10/03/2025 1883 views 50 likes
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Space Safety

James Webb Space Telescope will study asteroid 2024 YR4

Webb will provide a more accurate estimate of the asteroid's size

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Space Safety

Trailer Space Safety Programme at ESA

02/12/2024 1221 views 10 likes
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Using space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth

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Observing the Earth

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Biomass heads for the launch site
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ESA’s pioneering Biomass satellite arrives at launch site

10/03/2025 1298 views 20 likes
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Earth from Space: Tirana, Albania

07/03/2025 7585 views 54 likes
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Albania’s capital Tirana and its surroundings.
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ESA’s Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S) programme

20/11/2024 1641 views 17 likes
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Press Release N° 1–2024
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Media invitation: Last chance to see the EarthCARE cloud and aerosol satellite in Europe

On 1 February, media representatives have the unique opportunity of seeing  the EarthCARE satellite up close in the cleanroom at Airbus facilities in Friedrichshafen, Germany, before the spacecraft is packed up and shipped to California, USA, for a launch scheduled in May.
11/01/2024 3922 views
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ESA Φ-week 2021
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Enabling & Support

Making space accessible and developing the technologies for the future

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Building missions

Space Engineering and Technology Test centre Laboratories Concurrent Design Facility Preparing for the future Shaping the Future Discovery and Preparation Advanced Concepts Team

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Space Transportation Ariane Vega Space Rider Future space transportation Boost! Europe's Spaceport Launches from Europe's Spaceport from 2012

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Enabling & Support

Close-up of Proba-3’s Coronagraph, ready to dance

07/03/2025 782 views 22 likes
Close-up of Proba-3’s Coronagraph, ready to dance
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Enabling & Support

Ariane 6 takes flight for the second time

06/03/2025 8393 views 147 likes
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Proba-3 lift-off replay

05/12/2024 2978 views 61 likes
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Juice approaches Earth
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Blog: Juice's lunar-Earth flyby

Follow for the latest updates as ESA's Jupiter mission swings through the Earth system this summer

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Press Release N° 8–2024
Enabling & Support

Call for interest: Ariane 6 launch media events at Europe’s Spaceport

Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending media events at Europe's Spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, for the first flight of Europe's new rocket Ariane 6. Journalists wishing to participate in either or both the pre-launch and launch media programmes detailed below, are asked to submit their application via ESA’s media accreditation page by Friday 1 March 2024.
19/02/2024 2360 views
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Spain

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ESA-ESAC

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ESA BIC Comunidad de Madrid - Dosier de Prensa

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Esta es la ESA

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Agencia Espacial Española

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Iberian Peninsula at night

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CAB - Centro de Astrobiología

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Artist's view of the Argonaut lunar lander
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El primer módulo de aterrizaje lunar de la ESA será constru…

30/01/2025 389 views 6 likes
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SpainSat NG1 packing in Toulouse, France on 7 January 2025: Shipment to Cape Canaveral for launch
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La ESA e Hisdesat lanzan un satélite de comunicaciones segu…

29/01/2025 2108 views 13 likes
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The best Milky Way map, by Gaia (artist impression)
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Última luz estelar para la pionera Gaia

15/01/2025 716 views 11 likes
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    El primer módulo de aterrizaje lunar de la ESA será construido por un consorcio liderado por Thales Alenia Space

    30/01/2025 389 views 6 likes
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    Artist's view of the Argonaut lunar lander
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    La ESA e Hisdesat lanzan un satélite de comunicaciones seguras de última generación

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    SpainSat NG1 packing in Toulouse, France on 7 January 2025: Shipment to Cape Canaveral for launch
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    Última luz estelar para la pionera Gaia

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    The best Milky Way map, by Gaia (artist impression)
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    El ARTE de formarse

    26/12/2024 608 views 13 likes
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    La ESA apoyará el desarrollo del sistema de conectividad segura por satélite de la UE

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    Doble victoria para Europa: Sentinel-1C y Vega-C surcan los cielos

    06/12/2024 738 views 3 likes
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    Vega-C takes Sentinel-1C into orbit
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    Nos adentramos en la primera página del gran atlas cósmico del satélite Euclid de la ESA

    15/10/2024 3186 views 6 likes
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    Mosaic of Euclid observations in the Southern Sky
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    Publicación One ESA

    23/12/2022 923 views 20 likes
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    Visita la ESA desde cualquier lugar con la nueva plataforma #DiscoverESA

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European Space Astronomy Centre, ESAC

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Archivo - ESA & España

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Publicación One ESA

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Agencia Espacial Española

Agencia Espacial Española

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Iberian Peninsula at night

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CAB - Centro de Astrobiología

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Pablo Álvarez Fernández

Pablo Álvarez Fernández

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Solicitar la asistencia de un astronauta de la ESA

Solicitar la asistencia de un astronauta de la ESA

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Noticias

Press Release N° 10–2025
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Convocatoria de interés: Evento mediático de lanzamiento del satélite Biomass en el Puerto Espacial Europeo de la Guayana Francesa

Se invita a los representantes de los medios de comunicación que indiquen por favor su interés en asistir a un evento mediático en el Puerto Espacial Europeo de la Guayana Francesa, con motivo del lanzamiento del satélite Biomass de la Agencia Espacial Europea en un lanzador Vega-C. 
05/03/2025 95 views
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Press Release N° 6–2025
Science & Exploration

El primer módulo de aterrizaje lunar de la ESA será construido por un consorcio liderado por Thales Alenia Space

La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) ha firmado un contrato con la empresa italiana Thales Alenia Space para que lidere un consorcio europeo de industrias aeroespaciales en la construcción del Elemento de Descenso Lunar Argonaut, el primer módulo de aterrizaje lunar de la ESA.
30/01/2025 159 views
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Press Release N° 4–2025
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Invitación a los medios de comunicación: visita a la sala limpia de la MTG-Sounder y la Sentinel-4 europeas

Se invita a los periodistas a una oportunidad única de ver el satélite meteorológico europeo de última generación, el Meteosat Third Generation Sounder, MTG-S, así como la misión Copernicus Sentinel-4, en la sala limpia del contratista principal OHB en Bremen, Alemania, el jueves 20 de febrero de 2025.
27/01/2025 146 views
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Press Release N° 3–2025
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Invitación para los medios de comunicación: última oportunidad de ver el satélite Biomass de la ESA en Europa

El 11 de febrero, los representantes de los medios de comunicación están invitados a una oportunidad exclusiva de ver de cerca el satélite Biomass de la ESA en la sala limpia de las instalaciones de Airbus en Toulouse, Francia.
22/01/2025 143 views
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Press Release N° 73–2024
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La ESA apoyará el desarrollo del sistema de conectividad segura por satélite de la UE

Tras la confirmación el lunes en Bruselas de dos contratos, se pondrá en órbita una constelación multiorbital de unos 300 satélites que proporcionará comunicaciones resilientes, seguras y rápidas a los gobiernos de la UE, las empresas y los ciudadanos europeos. ​
17/12/2024 289 views
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Proba-3's PSLV-XL liftoff
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Proba-3, el satélite doble creador de eclipses, entra en ór…

05/12/2024 731 views 5 likes
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Limited edition: SpacePep’s n°1 to celebrate 45 years of Ariane.
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SpacePep’s: del cohete a la mesa

25/11/2024 276 views 7 likes
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Inundaciones devastadoras en España vistas por satélite

06/11/2024 6744 views 21 likes
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LEGO Icons Artemis Space Launch System set
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Construir sueños espaciales

06/11/2024 590 views 7 likes
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Spain is suffering its worst flood in decades after torrential rains struck the eastern province of Valencia. These satellite images vividly illustrate the dramatic transformation of the landscape.
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Inundaciones en Valencia

31/10/2024 14908 views 43 likes
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Open doors for the ESA-ESAC Open Day

09/11/2023 2351 views 42 likes
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