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ESA, Roscosmos Move Ahead with Plans for ExoMars Mission
Artist concept of an ExoMars rover. Credit: ESA After NASA was forced to back out of the joint ExoMars mission…
Hot Gas Bridge Discovered Connecting Galaxy Clusters
An "bridge" of hot gas stretches between galaxy clusters Abell 401 and Abell 399 It may not be good practice to…
GOCE – How Low Can It Go?
Caption: GOCE over ice. Credits: ESA - AOES Medialab Since March 2009, the European Space Agency (ESA) mission, Gravity field…
Spaceflight: Taking it Lying Down
Caption: Bedrest volunteer in bed during a study conducted in 2005. Credit: ESA As you get older, do feel you…
Space for the Cost of a Movie Ticket
The European Space Agency (ESA) was founded by 10 European states back in 1975 with the idea that “We can…
Huge New ESA Tracking Station is Ready for Duty
Caption: ESA's giant Malargüe tracking station Credits: ESA/S. Marti To keep in contact with an ever growing armada of spacecraft…
Cheops – A Little Satellite with Big Ideas
Caption: Artist impression of Cheops. Credit: University of Bern Big isn't always better. This is certainly true at ESA's new…
Valles Marineris: The Grandest Canyon of All
A digital terrain model of a portion of Mars' Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the Solar System. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU…
Integral: Ten Years Tracking Extreme Radiation Across the Universe
Caption: Artist's impression of ESA's orbiting gamma-ray observatory Integral. Image credit: ESA Integral, ESA's International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory launched ten…
BepiColombo – Mission to Mercury
Caption: BepiColombo’s components separating at Mercury. Image Credit: Astrium BepiColombo, due to launch in 2015, will be only the third…