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4 days ago · ESA’s first planetary defence spacecraft has departed planet Earth. The Hera mission is headed to a unique target among the more than 1.3 million known asteroids in our Solar System – the only body to have had its orbit shifted by human action – to solve lingering mysteries associated with its deflection.
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Contract secures build for ESA’s Harmony mission. ESA has awarded a contract valued at over €280 million to OHB in Germany to build ESA’s two Harmony Earth Explorer satellites.
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Unique exoplanet photobombs CHEOPS study of nearby star system. 28 June 2021. While exploring two exoplanets in a bright nearby star system, ESA's exoplanet-hunting CHEOPS satellite has unexpectedly spotted the system's third known planet crossing the face of the star.
ESA - ESA presents new generation of astronauts - European …
Nov 23, 2022 · The European Space Agency has chosen 17 individuals to form its newest astronaut class from more than 22 500 applicants from across its Member States. The ESA astronaut class 2022 includes five astronaut candidates and 12 members of the European astronaut reserve.
ESA Science & Technology - Astrophysics
ESA's exoplanet watcher CHEOPS reveals unique planetary system. 25 January 2021. ESA's exoplanet mission CHEOPS has revealed a unique planetary system consisting of six exoplanets, five of which are locked in a rare rhythmic dance as they orbit their central star.
ERS-2 reentry – live updates – Rocket Science - ESA Blog Navigator
Feb 5, 2024 · *This post provides live updates from ESA’s Space Debris Office on the atmospheric reentry of ESA’s ERS-2 satellite. New updates will be added at the top of this page, so check back daily for the latest.*
ESA Science & Technology - Solar System - European Space Agency
Unique ultraviolet aurora spied at Rosetta's comet. 21 September 2020. ESA's Rosetta mission has revealed a unique kind of aurora, an exciting phenomenon seen throughout the Solar System, at its target comet, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Read More.
Gaia Mission News - Gaia - Cosmos - European Space Agency
Gaia Data Release 4, covering 5.5 years of mission data, is expected in 2026 and Gaia Data Release 5, covering the full 10.5 years of mission data, around the end of the decade. After Gaia’s science observations end on 15 January 2025, a period of technology tests will commence.