2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (496+ words) Get ready to launch your students on an inspiring adventure where space exploration meets health, fitness, and nutrition. By joining the Mission X 2026–2027 school project, your class will train like real astronauts through a dynamic mix of physical activity and…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (322+ words) Witness how over the last eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has been travelling through the inner Solar System and aligning itself with Mercury's orbit. So far, it has travelled 9.9 billion km and completed nine 'planetary flybys' to help…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (478+ words) European Space Agency The International Space Summit, taking place in Paris, France, on 9 and 10 September, will bring together world leaders, ministers, industry representatives and astronauts at a pivotal moment for the future of space. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher will…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (500+ words) The interactive version of ESA's newest book, Elevation, is taking off online – read chapter 1 here. Stay tuned, the remaining chapters will be released throughout September. Each of the five themes of the book will be featured over the coming weeks....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (292+ words) European Space Agency 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. During the 6-hour, 49-minute spacewalk, Sophie and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (373+ words) ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully completed US EVA-98 at 20:57 CEST on Tuesday 25 August. It was Sophie’s second spacewalk, and the 32nd conducted by a European astronaut. During the 6-hour, 30-minute spacewalk, Sophie and Anil completed the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (177+ words) After a successful EVA-97 on Tuesday 18 August, watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for the second time on Tuesday 25 August, during EVA-98. Join the livestream coverage on ESA WebTV and ESA’s YouTube channel at 12:00 BST…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (372+ words) ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters on Mars. Schiaparelli Crater is named after Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835–1910). Although he studied Mercury and Venus, he is best known for his…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (61+ words) European Space Agency On 12 August 2026, Spain witnessed its first total solar eclipse since 1912. From the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre, ESA broadcasted live, allowing anybody to experience the event from home. [Image description: A room with five people facing a set…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (64+ words) European Space Agency On 12 August 2026, Spain witnessed its first total solar eclipse since 1912. From the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre, ESA broadcasted live, allowing anybody to experience the event from home. [Image description: A set for a broadcast, with two women…...