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Our start-of-the-year press briefing will now begin at 10:30 CET on Thursday, 8 January at ESA HQ in Paris.
✅ Registrations close today at 17:00 CET.
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Published: January 6, 2026 10:22
Our start-of-the-year press briefing will now begin at 10:30 CET on Thursday, 8 January at ESA HQ in Paris.
✅ Registrations close today at 17:00 CET.
European Space Agency (@esa)
#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to our start-of-the-year press…
#ICYMI here's the replay of today's #εpsilon media event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z32oEjwobTg
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Published: January 5, 2026 18:29
#ICYMI here's the replay of today's #εpsilon media event youtube.com/watch?v=Z32oEjwo…
RT by @esa: 🆕 New astronomical object just dropped!
This starless, dark-matter-dominated cloud, nicknamed ‘Cloud-9’, is the first such object seen in the Universe. 1/3
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Published: January 5, 2026 17:16
🆕 New astronomical object just dropped!
This starless, dark-matter-dominated cloud, nicknamed ‘Cloud-9’, is the first such object seen in the Universe. 1/3
Fly over ancient martian landscapes with these observations from our #MarsExpress mission. Turn up the volume for the full audio guide experience.
🔗http://esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2025/10/Fly_over_Xanthe_Terra_with_Mars_Express
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Published: January 5, 2026 15:00
Fly over ancient martian landscapes with these observations from our #MarsExpress mission. Turn up the volume for the full audio guide experience.
🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Video…
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RT by @esa: Big journeys start small 🌱
Today, @Soph_astro planted her @esa astronaut tree at the European Astronaut Centre for her first mission, #εpsilon. Its leaves turning fiery red in autumn evoke rocket flames—symbolising the spirit of space exploration and the connection with Earth 🚀🌍
Her launch to the International @Space_Station is planned no earlier than 15 February 2026.
🔗 https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/From_roots_to_rocket
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Published: January 5, 2026 14:19
Big journeys start small 🌱
Today, @Soph_astro planted her @esa astronaut tree at the European Astronaut Centre for her first mission, #εpsilon. Its leaves turning fiery red in autumn evoke rocket flames—symbolising the spirit of space exploration and the…
🔴 Live now for @Soph_astro and #epsilon mission briefing 👇
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2008162657984213043#m
Published: January 5, 2026 13:04
🔴 Live now for @Soph_astro and #epsilon mission briefing 👇
European Space Agency (@esa)
📺 Coming up today: you can follow @Soph_astro's last media event in Europe ahead of her launch to the @Space_Station at 14:00 CET👇
See #ESAwebTV2 👉 watch.esa.int
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📺 Coming up today: you can follow @Soph_astro's last media event in Europe ahead of her launch to the @Space_Station at 14:00 CET👇
See #ESAwebTV2 👉 https://watch.esa.int
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Published: January 5, 2026 09:06
📺 Coming up today: you can follow @Soph_astro's last media event in Europe ahead of her launch to the @Space_Station at 14:00 CET👇
See #ESAwebTV2 👉 watch.esa.int
European Space Agency (@esa)
#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to join French ESA…
📷 This NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope image reveals a vibrant star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of our Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
🔗http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/04/Hubble_spots_stellar_sculptors_at_work_in_a_nearby_galaxy
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2007829498524553486#m
Published: January 4, 2026 15:00
📷 This NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope image reveals a vibrant star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of our Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
🔵 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA #Webb Space Telescope have found a new moon orbiting Uranus!
🔗http://esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/08/New_moon_of_Uranus
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2007466986385879396#m
Published: January 3, 2026 15:00
🔵 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA #Webb Space Telescope have found a new moon orbiting Uranus!
🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
📸 This NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope image captures NGC 4449, a dwarf galaxy just 12.5 million light-years away that’s forming stars at an extraordinary rate.
🔗http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/06/Small_but_mighty
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Published: January 2, 2026 15:47
📸 This NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope image captures NGC 4449, a dwarf galaxy just 12.5 million light-years away that’s forming stars at an extraordinary rate.
🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
Pinned: Start 2026 on a radiant note with this breathtaking video of the Sun: our Solar Orbiter spacecraft captured a stunning plasma flare dancing above the solar surface. 🔥
🔗http://esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2025/11/A_solar_prominence_hovers_over_the_Sun
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Published: January 1, 2026 11:00
Start 2026 on a radiant note with this breathtaking video of the Sun: our Solar Orbiter spacecraft captured a stunning plasma flare dancing above the solar surface. 🔥
🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Video…
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RT by @esa: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4… A countdown which just echoed around the world to welcome the New Year, but for #εpsilon and #crew12, January 1st, 2026 marks 45 days to launch! So… get ready for another countdown very soon….
… 3, 2, 1, ignition, engines full throttle, and lift-off! 🚀
📷 Credit : @SpaceX
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Published: January 1, 2026 09:32
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4… A countdown which just echoed around the world to welcome the New Year, but for #εpsilon and #crew12, January 1st, 2026 marks 45 days to launch! So… get ready for another countdown very soon….
… 3, 2, 1, ignition, engines full…
This was our year #2025 in images.
🔗 http://esa.int/About_Us/Week_in_images/Year_in_images_2025
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Published: December 31, 2025 10:00
This was our year #2025 in images.
🔗 esa.int/About_Us/Week_in_ima…
ESA is aware of a recent cybersecurity issue involving servers located outside the ESA corporate network. We have initiated a forensic security analysis—currently in progress—and implemented measures to secure any potentially affected devices.
Our analysis so far indicates that only a very small number of external servers may have been impacted. These servers support unclassified collaborative engineering activities within the scientific community. All relevant stakeholders have been informed, and we will provide further updates as soon as additional information becomes available.
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Published: December 30, 2025 09:46
ESA is aware of a recent cybersecurity issue involving servers located outside the ESA corporate network. We have initiated a forensic security analysis—currently in progress—and implemented measures to secure any potentially affected devices.
Our…
RT by @esa: Can you see fireworks from space? 🎆
You can if you get lucky, but nature always puts on the best show 💫
We're celebrating the New Year with this stunning sight from the International @Space_Station: a giant blue jet and red sprites shooting upwards from a thunderstorm.
🔗 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/12/Fireworks_from_space
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esaspaceflight/status/2005934770207809962#m
Published: December 30, 2025 09:31
Can you see fireworks from space? 🎆
You can if you get lucky, but nature always puts on the best show 💫
We're celebrating the New Year with this stunning sight from the International @Space_Station: a giant blue jet and red sprites shooting upwards from…
📷 This NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope image shows the N159 star-forming complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that is the largest of the small galaxies that orbit our Milky Way.
🔗 https://esahubble.org/images/potw2552a/
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2005737611751743622#m
Published: December 29, 2025 20:28
📷 This NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope image shows the N159 star-forming complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that is the largest of the small galaxies that orbit our Milky Way.
🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw255…
✨ Explore the deep cosmic fields from our Euclid space telescope with this video.
🔗http://esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Euclid_opens_data_treasure_trove_offers_glimpse_of_deep_fields
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2005655046831460591#m
Published: December 29, 2025 15:00
✨ Explore the deep cosmic fields from our Euclid space telescope with this video.
🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
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Mars’s mysterious slope streaks aren’t signs of water after all!
A study using machine learning and decades of orbital data revealed they are the result of dust sliding down steep terrain.
🔗http://esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/05/Streaks_on_Mars
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2005292656767996180#m
Published: December 28, 2025 15:00
Mars’s mysterious slope streaks aren’t signs of water after all!
A study using machine learning and decades of orbital data revealed they are the result of dust sliding down steep terrain.
🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
👀 Our scientists used @ESA_Gaia data to craft the most accurate 3D map of star-forming regions in the Milky Way! 🌌
🔗http://esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia/Fly_through_Gaia_s_3D_map_of_stellar_nurseries
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2004930270143939066#m
Published: December 27, 2025 15:00
👀 Our scientists used @ESA_Gaia data to craft the most accurate 3D map of star-forming regions in the Milky Way! 🌌
🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
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RT by @esa: Delighted to share with you our Crew-12 mission patch and to shed some light on the symbolism behind its design! We hope you’ll love it as much as we do.
The backdrop of the #Crew12 patch sets the scene of this crew’s odyssey through an enchanted forest, where adventure awaits around every corner. 🌳 The trees, with fresh buds emerging, manifest both the crew’s love and respect for nature and their hope and optimism for the future. Bright stars ✨ shine in the sky, lighting a path for each crew member, surrounded by smaller stars embodying their offspring.
A mythical dragon 🐉 breathes fire to fuel the trajectory of the Dragon capsule and set these explorers on their mission to the International Space Station, evoking the delicate balance and connections between living things and the technology that supports them, and the spirit of partnership between @NASA and @SpaceX.
🇺🇸🇫🇷🇷🇺The flags of the crew member’s home nations stand along the curvature of their one home planet, demonstrating the solid foundation and relationships that have supported them throughout their individual and collective journeys.
📷 Credit: NASA
#εpsilon
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Published: December 27, 2025 10:43
Delighted to share with you our Crew-12 mission patch and to shed some light on the symbolism behind its design! We hope you’ll love it as much as we do.
The backdrop of the #Crew12 patch sets the scene of this crew’s odyssey through an enchanted forest,…
❄️Our ExoMars TGO spacecraft revealed water frost inside the summit crater of Mount Olympus on Mars. Before this observation, it was thought improbable for frost to exist in this area.
🔗http://esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/06/Newfound_frost_atop_Olympus_Mons
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2004567888687222895#m
Published: December 26, 2025 15:00
❄️Our ExoMars TGO spacecraft revealed water frost inside the summit crater of Mount Olympus on Mars. Before this observation, it was thought improbable for frost to exist in this area.
🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
🎉 Happy fourth anniversary, #Webb!
On the launch anniversary of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, we present this unique compilation video of zooms into stunning cosmic views.
https://youtu.be/lFiOZqyymUY
@ESA_Webb @esascience @stsci @NASAWebb @csa_asc
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Published: December 25, 2025 15:15
🎉 Happy fourth anniversary, #Webb!
On the launch anniversary of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, we present this unique compilation video of zooms into stunning cosmic views.
youtu.be/lFiOZqyymUY
@ESA_Webb @esascience @stsci @NASAWebb…
🌟 Merry Christmas from a newborn star. Earlier this year the NASA/ESA/CSA #Webb Space Telescope took this stunning image of HH30, an edge-on protoplanetary disc.
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2004114905830445460#m
Published: December 25, 2025 09:00
🌟 Merry Christmas from a newborn star. Earlier this year the NASA/ESA/CSA #Webb Space Telescope took this stunning image of HH30, an edge-on protoplanetary disc.
✨This NASA/ESA/CSA #Webb Space Telescope image shows the Westerlund 1 cluster, a group of massive stars located in our galaxy which are nearly as bright as a million Suns each. 🌌🎄
🔗http://esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/10/The_exotic_stellar_population_of_Westerlund_1
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2003784557472956898#m
Published: December 24, 2025 11:07
✨This NASA/ESA/CSA #Webb Space Telescope image shows the Westerlund 1 cluster, a group of massive stars located in our galaxy which are nearly as bright as a million Suns each. 🌌🎄
🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
🌖 This image shows the South pole of the Moon taken by the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). It is the main candidate landing site for Artemis III.
🔗http://esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion/Artemis_III
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2003480734002995657#m
Published: December 23, 2025 15:00
🌖 This image shows the South pole of the Moon taken by the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). It is the main candidate landing site for Artemis III.
🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
🌪️ Our ExoMars TGO spacecraft captured these images of whirlwinds of dust on the Mars surface.
🔗http://esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Dancing_dust_devils_trace_raging_winds_on_Mars
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2003118329045598646#m
Published: December 22, 2025 15:00
🌪️ Our ExoMars TGO spacecraft captured these images of whirlwinds of dust on the Mars surface.
🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
RT by @esa: As you're preparing for 2026, don't forget to add the post-CM25 industry event to your calendars:
🗓️ 14 January 2026
📍 Online
@esa Director General @AschbacherJosef and all ESA directors will present the outcome of the ESA Council at Ministerial Level 2025.
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Business_with_ESA/Post-CM25_industry_event_online_set_for_14_January
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/ESA_transport/status/2003035842541969421#m
Published: December 22, 2025 09:32
As you're preparing for 2026, don't forget to add the post-CM25 industry event to your calendars:
🗓️ 14 January 2026
📍 Online
@esa Director General @AschbacherJosef and all ESA directors will present the outcome of the ESA Council at Ministerial Level…
📷 This NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope image shows galaxies MCG-02-05-050a (left) and MCG-02-05-050, collectively called Arp 4. But this pairing is simply an unlikely visual coincidence...
🔗 https://esahubble.org/images/potw2551a/
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2003030627910603088#m
Published: December 22, 2025 09:11
📷 This NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope image shows galaxies MCG-02-05-050a (left) and MCG-02-05-050, collectively called Arp 4. But this pairing is simply an unlikely visual coincidence...
🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw255…
📸 This was our #WeekInImages 15-19 December 2025.
🔗https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Week_in_images/Week_in_images_15-19_December_2025
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2002756192297455882#m
Published: December 21, 2025 15:01
📸 This was our #WeekInImages 15-19 December 2025.
🔗esa.int/About_Us/Week_in_ima…
Today is the December solstice at 15:03 GMT/16:03 CET.
This @eumetsat MTG‑I1 image from 19 December 2025, 06:00 GMT, shows Earth’s day–night terminator tilted near its annual maximum of about 23.5°.
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2002700673138516158#m
Published: December 21, 2025 11:20
Today is the December solstice at 15:03 GMT/16:03 CET.
This @eumetsat MTG‑I1 image from 19 December 2025, 06:00 GMT, shows Earth’s day–night terminator tilted near its annual maximum of about 23.5°.
📸 This week's @ESA_EO #EarthFromSpace is a @CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 image of Manicouagan crater from space.🇨🇦
It was formed by a giant asteroid impact about 214 million years ago.
🔗http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/12/Earth_from_Space_Manicouagan_crater
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/esa/status/2002398600832139657#m
Published: December 20, 2025 15:20
📸 This week's @ESA_EO #EarthFromSpace is a @CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 image of Manicouagan crater from space.🇨🇦
It was formed by a giant asteroid impact about 214 million years ago.
🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
RT by @esa: Woohoo! 🚀 Our crew has been officially announced!
Jessica (@Astro_Jessica), Jack (@astro_hathaway), and Andrey are three amazing professionals and supportive crewmates. I’m so happy to be flying with such a great team!
Woohoo ! 🚀 Notre équipage a été officiellement annoncé !
Jessica (@Astro_Jessica), Jack (@astro_hathaway) et Andrey sont trois professionnels remarquables et de supers coéquipiers ! Si heureuse de partager cette mission avec eux !
@NASA • @NASA_Johnson • @esa • @esaspaceflight • @ESA_fr • #εpsilon • #Crew12
https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/Soph_astro/status/2002362373454131531#m
Published: December 20, 2025 12:56
Woohoo! 🚀 Our crew has been officially announced!
Jessica (@Astro_Jessica), Jack (@astro_hathaway), and Andrey are three amazing professionals and supportive crewmates. I’m so happy to be flying with such a great team!
Woohoo ! 🚀 Notre équipage a été…