ESA Astronaut to Return to Earth on Sunday, November 10

ESA Astronaut to Return to Earth on Sunday, November 10

The flight engineer spent nearly half a year in space

Swarm Satellites Finally Attached to Their Launch Adapter

Swarm Satellites Finally Attached to Their Launch Adapter

The mission is scheduled to launch before the end of the month

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2013
ESA's New Mars Spacecraft Is Called Schiaparelli

ESA's New Mars Spacecraft Is Called Schiaparelli

The vehicle is scheduled to launch towards the Red Planet in 2016

New Pair of Galileo Satellites Arrive at ESA's Technical Facility

New Pair of Galileo Satellites Arrive at ESA's Technical Facility

These are the first FOC spacecraft of the Galileo constellation

Photo: Amazing ESA Image of Resupply Spacecraft Burning in the Atmosphere

Photo: Amazing ESA Image of Resupply Spacecraft Burning in the Atmosphere

The space vehicle was undocked from the ISS last month

ATV-4's Fiery Atmospheric Reentry Imaged by Amateur Photographer

ATV-4's Fiery Atmospheric Reentry Imaged by Amateur Photographer

The capsule undocked from the space station a couple of days ago

Five of Saturn's Moons Pose for the Cassini Spacecraft

Five of Saturn's Moons Pose for the Cassini Spacecraft

The probe has been studying the gas giant since 2004

European Spacecraft Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere

European Spacecraft Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere

The ATV Albert Einstein successfully completed its mission

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 4th, 2013
ESA Engineers Innovative Container for Martian Sample-Return Mission

ESA Engineers Innovative Container for Martian Sample-Return Mission

The endeavor will most likely be international in nature

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 2nd, 2013
ESA Could Launch Massive X-Ray Telescope by 2028

ESA Could Launch Massive X-Ray Telescope by 2028

The European space agency is alone in this endeavor

Rocket Issues Delay the Launch of ESA's Swarm Satellites

Rocket Issues Delay the Launch of ESA's Swarm Satellites

Event rescheduled to occur one week from November 14

One of the Largest Structures in the Local Universe Seen by Planck – Space Photo

One of the Largest Structures in the Local Universe Seen by Planck – Space Photo

The space telescope is just about to be decommissioned

ESA's Bing Bang Survey Telescope Planck Sails Off into the Sunset

ESA's Bing Bang Survey Telescope Planck Sails Off into the Sunset

Planck studied the earliest light in the universe

Comet Hunter Rosetta to Wake Up from Hibernation As It Nears Its Mark

Comet Hunter Rosetta to Wake Up from Hibernation As It Nears Its Mark

The probe will deploy a lander, Philae, in November next year

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • October 4th, 2013
ESA Is Testing Its Next Mars Rover in the Atacama Desert

ESA Is Testing Its Next Mars Rover in the Atacama Desert

The European Space Agency plans send a rover to Mars in 2018

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • October 2nd, 2013
Polarized Light from the Big Bang Could Help Us Peer into the First Seconds of Our Universe

Polarized Light from the Big Bang Could Help Us Peer into the First Seconds of Our Universe

Scientists have detected the B-mode component of polarized CMBR light for the first time

A Massive Solar Eruption Several Times the Size of the Sun Is a Sign of Things to Come

A Massive Solar Eruption Several Times the Size of the Sun Is a Sign of Things to Come

The Sun is reaching the peak of its 11-year activity cycle

 
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