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Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury
Published: September 3, 2026 10:00
After eight years of travelling through the inner Solar System, BepiColombo is arriving at Mercury. This page will show the latest updates throughout the mission's arrival.
FLEX and Sentinel-3C sealed within Vega-C fairing
Published: September 2, 2026 16:08
At Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, preparations for one of the year’s most anticipated Earth-observation launches are entering their final stages.FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C have now been enclosed within the protective fairing of their Vega-C…
Third spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot
Published: September 2, 2026 11:00
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir successfully completed US EVA-99 at 21:29 CEST on Tuesday 1 September. It was Sophie’s third spacewalk, and the 33rd conducted by a European astronaut.
Cluster’s encore for reentry science a success
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Cluster_s_encore_for_reentry_science_a_success
Published: September 2, 2026 10:20
The Cluster mission danced its final dance as Tango reentered the atmosphere on 1 September, at 23:30:31 CEST. The end of the Cluster mission in 2024 turned into the start of the reentry data collection campaign. After four ‘targeted’ reentries, this is…
ESA’s first lunar rover rolls forward
Published: September 2, 2026 07:00
Yesterday evening, during a signing ceremony at the Space for Inspiration event in Copenhagen, Denmark, the European Space Agency (ESA) and ispace-Europe celebrated the implementation of MAGPIE, set to be the first European rover on the Moon.
Samba’s fiery farewell recorded
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Samba_s_fiery_farewell_recorded
Published: September 1, 2026 09:05
Yesterday, on 31 August 2026, Samba reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 21:39:38 UTC / 23:39:38 CEST as the third of the four Cluster satellites. Samba had been lined up for a special 'targeted reentry' safely over the South Pacific Ocean, the precision so…
Media briefing: BepiColombo's next milestone towards Mercury
Published: August 31, 2026 14:00
Video: 01:09:40 Rewatch the European Space Agency's 31 August 2026 online press briefing on the latest developments of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission, Europe's and Japan's first mission to Mercury.This briefing focused on the complexities of the…
What happened this month at the European Space Agency? (August 2026)
Published: August 31, 2026 13:30
Video: 00:03:19 August was a busy month for ESA, between spectacular views, historic milestones and exciting new discoveries. From a total solar eclipse broadcast live from Spain and Sophie Adenot’s historic spacewalks, to the launch of MTG-I2…
Roman lifts off on a mission to survey the infrared sky
Published: August 31, 2026 07:00
Image: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST/ 13:26 CEST on 30 August 2026. With the successful launch, Roman began its mission to…
Week in images: 24-28 August 2026
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Week_in_images/Week_in_images_24-28_August_2026
Published: August 28, 2026 13:10
Week in images: 24-28 August 2026 Discover our week through the lens
εpsilon
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/epsilon
Published: January 21, 2026 12:54
εpsilon