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Published: May 12, 2026 11:32
Join us for the Smile launch! Take two 🎬
🤳 Tune into ESA Web TV at watch.esa.int from 05:30 CEST on 19 May.
Key milestones expected:
🚀 05:52 Vega-C lift off
👋 06:48 Separation of Smile
📈 06:49 Acquisition of Smile’s first signal from space
🛰️ 06:55…
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Published: May 11, 2026 13:03
Smile arrived at the launch pad and was lifted into place on top of the fourth stage of Vega-C.
Preparations are underway for the 19 May launch 🚀
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smile_prepares_for_launch_on_Vega-C_follow_along…
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Published: May 11, 2026 07:31
🗞️The latest edition of the ESA Science Newsletter is out!
🔴 Save the date - 2026 ESA Directorate of Science town hall
🔴 Become a member of ESA’s science advisory structure
🔴 Plato’s Guest Observers Programme: AO-1 call now open
Access the edition &…
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Published: May 7, 2026 08:03
Webb draws us in towards a beacon of light in swirls of dust, in this image of spiral galaxy M77.
But what are the bright orange lines appearing to radiate out from the centre? Hint: they are not a feature of the galaxy.
Find out 👉…
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Published: May 6, 2026 12:15
Welcome to #BlackHoleWeek! 🕳️
Time to catch up on the latest discoveries made by our space missions about these mind-blowing cosmic objects 👇 1/4 🔭 🧪
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Published: May 6, 2026 10:02
Webb & Hubble have looked at thousands of young star clusters in four nearby galaxies ✨
Their new findings give us a better grasp of star formation and how planets form.
Read more 👉…
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Published: May 4, 2026 07:58
On the moon of a planet far, far away…
With one of our future missions, we would land on the icy surface of Enceladus to search for signs of past or present life ❄️🧬
On last year’s ESTEC Open Day, some snow troopers already inspected possible landing…
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Published: May 1, 2026 09:03
Build your very own model of a planetary system and learn how scientists study exoplanets with satellites like ESA’s Cheops.
Instructions are available here 👉 https://hackanexoplanet.esa.int/exoplanets-in-motion/
🔭 #edusky
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Published: April 30, 2026 08:03
Hubble has captured a detailed view of a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters ✨
Nearby NGC 3137 gives us a glimpse of a galactic system similar to our own.
Read more 👉…
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Published: April 28, 2026 08:07
Welcome to the new fellows selected to pursue their research in space science at ESA!
Their projects span a broad range of topics from investigating the nature of dark matter to learning how Jupiter’s atmosphere works.
Discover more about them 👉…