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Published: June 4, 2026 13:03

Mars Express was crucial to this study, with its mineral-mapping OMEGA instrument spotting extensive clay deposits in this part of Mars. Clay requires liquid water to form, potentially indicating a huge ocean once existed where Rosalind Franklin will look…

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Published: June 2, 2026 09:35

Webb sniffs methane from interstellar Comet #3IATLAS using its MIRI instrument. The fact that methane was observed only after the comet’s close pass to the Sun suggests that it was buried below the comet’s surface. 🔭 🧪 1/2

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Published: June 1, 2026 19:02

From cleanroom to space, relive the beginning of the Smile story, just as it happened👇 We've got for you: 📹 brand new footage  🤳 POV viewing angles  🔊 plus cool beats so turn the volume up!  https://f.mtr.cool/udhhmgcbmc 🔭 🧪 ☀️

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Published: June 1, 2026 15:11

Webb sniffs methane from interstellar Comet #3IATLAS using its MIRI instrument. The fact that methane was observed only after the comet’s close pass to the Sun suggests that it was buried below the comet’s surface.  🔭 🧪 1/2

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Published: June 1, 2026 12:57

Join us on 12 August, in person or online, to view a total solar eclipse together! Where will you be watching from? Details 👉 https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Join_ESA_for_a_total_solar_eclipse_on_12_August_2026 🔭 🧪

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Published: May 29, 2026 13:17

🚨 Smile update 🚨 After a textbook launch by Vega-C that placed Smile in a low Earth orbit, the CAS team, with ESA's support, has been busy with critical tests after separation concerning among others: 🛞 reaction wheels 📣 small thrusters 📡 S-band comms…

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Published: May 29, 2026 08:57

Hubble has captured a galaxy, Messier 88, on a perilous journey to the centre of the Virgo galaxy cluster! Read more 👉 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/05/Journey_to_the_centre_of_a_galaxy_cluster 🔭 🧪

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Published: May 28, 2026 07:40

Your little ones like to draw and love space? ✨🖍️ ESA Education invites them to send their art to space 🚀 Help them join Plato’s Find-a-New-Earth Art Challenge and their drawing might decorate the rocket that will send our Plato mission to space 👉…

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Published: May 21, 2026 13:11

Follow a total solar eclipse with us! ☀️ 🌑 🌍 Join us for the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse either in person in León, Spain or follow our live broadcast from wherever you are. All details, including educational resources, are available here 👉…

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Published: May 19, 2026 05:34

What is Smile set out to discover? This groundbreaking mission will observe Earth’s magnetosphere in X-rays while capturing the northern lights in ultraviolet, offering an entirely new way to see how our planet defends itself from solar storms. 🔭 🧪 ☀️

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Published: May 19, 2026 05:26

The launch was just the beginning. What's next for Inspector Smile? During the next month, 11 engine burns will bring her 121 000 km above the North Pole. From there, she will collect data, before descending to 5000 km above the South Pole to deliver it. …