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How FLEX measures Earth’s secret glow from space
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (98+ words) European Space Agency Nature is full of incredible light shows, like sea sparkles and fireflies, many of which we can see with the naked eye. In sunlight, however, there is a faint glow we do not see.It is emitted…...
Name our dino – ESA’s Hera asteroid mission mascot!
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (661+ words) The European Space Agency’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence has a cartoon dinosaur for its mascot – because dinos were made extinct after an asteroid impact, but while they didn't have a space agency, people do! Now we’re asking you…...
MTM's selfie footage of BepiColombo's eight-year journey
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (322+ words) Witness how over the last eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has been travelling through the inner Solar System and aligning itself with Mercury's orbit. So far, it has travelled 9.9 billion km and completed nine 'planetary flybys' to help…...
BepiColombo’s Mercury arrival begins - full replay
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (113+ words) European Space Agency Watch the replay of the livestream originally broadcast on 3 September as ESA/JAXA's BepiColombo mission took the first critical step towards arriving at Mercury. After travelling through the inner Solar System together for eight years, BepiColombo's Mercury…...
Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (385+ words) BepiColombo is a world-class science mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) in close collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It will be the first mission to orbit Mercury with two spacecraft, with ESA’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter…...
BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercury
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (103+ words) European Space Agency BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercury Thank you for liking You have already liked this page, you can only like it once! A major milestone in BepiColombo’s journey to Mercury. After almost eight years in space, the…...
MTM separation signal confirmation
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (179+ words) The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Discover…...
MTM separation at Mission Control
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (28+ words) ESA - MTM separation at Mission Control esa.int MTM separation at Mission Control Thank you for liking You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!...
BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival with MTM separation success
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (828+ words) This separation is the first in a sequence of key manoeuvres that will ultimately see BepiColombo become the first mission to place two spacecraft in orbit around Mercury, in December 2026. The mission's Mercury arrival phase is one of the most…...
ESA - Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn’s south pole
1+ week, 4+ day ago (400+ words) The results have been published in the journal Science Advances. The discovery was possible because Saturn’s changing seasons gradually brought the planet’s south pole back into view from Earth, where keen-eyed astronomers who collectively analyse images of Saturn from ground-based…...