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ESA Space Science
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Hubble's superbubble scene
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Hubble_s_superbubble_scene
Published: September 3, 2026 08:00
Image: This sprawling cosmic vista and subject of today’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month comes from the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The LMC is the largest of the small galaxies that orbit our Milky Way galaxy. At just 160 000 light-years away, the…
Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn’s south pole
Published: September 2, 2026 18:00
Recent observations with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a giant, evolving 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn’s south pole. This discovery marks the first time a large regular-sided jet pattern has been observed in the planet’s…
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…
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…
Expedition Sound podcast series
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Expedition_Sound_podcast_series
Published: August 27, 2026 07:30
Expedition Sound is a podcast series by the European Space Agency (ESA) in which you’re invited to explore the Universe through your ears. Guided by sonifications – the translation of data into sound – host Zsófi Szalavári travels from our Sun out into the…
Watch live: BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercury
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Watch_live_BepiColombo_begins_its_arrival_at_Mercury
Published: August 27, 2026 05:17
After eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is about to enter its Mercury Arrival Phase. On 3 September 2026, ESA’s Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) will separate from BepiColombo’s two science orbiters – the first major step in one of the most…
Cutting-edge infrared space telescope Roman set to launch
Published: August 25, 2026 13:00
The NASA-led Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on 30 August 2026 at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST / 13:26 CEST from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.With its wide field of view and advanced optical design, the Roman telescope will…
Roman in a nutshell
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/08/Roman_in_a_nutshell
Published: August 25, 2026 13:00
Image: Roman will scan a large patch of the sky in visible to near-infrared light, with its wide field of view and advanced optical design. The mission will provide key insights that will help reveal the nature of dark energy and dark matter and find…
Fly around Schiaparelli Crater with Mars Express
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/Fly_around_Schiaparelli_Crater_with_Mars_Express
Published: August 19, 2026 09:00
Video: 00:04:10 ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters on Mars. Despite measuring a huge 460 km across, Schiaparelli Crater seems to be relatively shallow. Perhaps it has been filled…
Hubble & Gaia solve our galaxy's merger mystery
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Hubble_Gaia_solve_our_galaxy_s_merger_mystery
Published: August 17, 2026 15:00
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases…
Total solar eclipse 2026 (Official ESA broadcast)
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/Total_solar_eclipse_2026_Official_ESA_broadcast
Published: August 17, 2026 14:00
Video: 01:10:42 We broadcast live from the Observatorio AstrofĂsico de Javalambre in Spain as a total solar eclipse crossed Europe on 12 August 2026. The path of totality swept across Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a small area of northeastern…
A look back at the 2026 total solar eclipse
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/A_look_back_at_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
Published: August 14, 2026 10:00
On 12 August 2026, Europe witnessed the first total solar eclipse in over two decades. Millions of people were awed by the Moon completely covering the Sun's bright disc, briefly turning day into night and revealing the Sun's outer atmosphere. Totality…
Musification of the 2026 total solar eclipse
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/Musification_of_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
Published: August 12, 2026 12:00
Video: 00:05:08 [English] Experience a musical simulation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio AstrofĂsico de Javalambre (Spain). Click here for information about ESA’s live broadcast from this observatory, or…
A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/A_total_solar_eclipse_is_coming_to_Europe
Published: August 11, 2026 12:30
Video: 00:01:24 When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, it casts a shadow onto Earth's surface. For people in the darkest part of this shadow, the face of the Sun is totally blocked out, and its wispy atmosphere becomes visible.On Wednesday…
Lion Nebula roars to life for Webb
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/08/Lion_Nebula_roars_to_life_for_Webb
Published: August 10, 2026 14:00
Image: Observing across the starry 'plains' of space, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula.The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope previously viewed this planetary nebula in 2000, imaging the…
Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/08/Webb_opens_a_Treasure_Chest_filled_with_stars
Published: August 6, 2026 08:00
Image: This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene is from the Carina Nebula,…
Plato's electronics ready for space
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/07/Plato_s_electronics_ready_for_space
Published: July 20, 2026 12:30
Image: The European Space Agency’s terrestrial planet hunter Plato has recently completed a series of key tests inside the Maxwell Test Chamber at ESTEC, demonstrating that its electronic equipment is fit to work in space.This photo captures the…