September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
...research and development, an activity mandated in the agency’s founding convention. ESA’s Directorate of Technical ...public investment of €8 billion (combining ESA, EC and national space agency spending). And novel technology is what does the most to ...
March 2017
Space is open for business
... intended to be a one-off. “We want to build new partnerships and explain that the ISS is not just about space agencies. We want to use this opportunity today as a kick starter to interact with a broader community,” said David Parker. Gregor...
17 November 2014
Where is rossetta
This interactive 3D tool shows where the European Space Agency's comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft is on any given day – from launch in 2004 to the end of its nominal mission in 2015. http://sci.esa.int/where_is_rosetta/
30 July 2015
New Rosetta data on 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko: from complex molecules to comet erosion
Data analysis from the Rosetta mission is giving scientists at the European Space Agency a lot to ponder. The historic comet landing on 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko last November has given humanity an unprecedented ...
13 August 2015
Fun in the sun with Rosetta: comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko at perihelion
... of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko at its closest approach to the sun have just been published by the European Space Agency. Amazing things – including jets and other outburst events – happen to comets at perihelion (the point in their orbit...
19 November 2018
Kepler officially retires after receiving final "goodnight" commands
..., but last week, NASA said a final goodbye to its formidable first planet-hunting satellite Kepler, as the space agency sent its final set of commands to disconnect communications with Earth. Its retirement comes weeks after NASA...
