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☄️😍 ESA’s fireball camera in Cáceres, Spain, spotted this stunning meteor last night! Our Planetary Defence Office are currently analysing the size and trajectory of the object to assess the chance that any material made it to the surface. Credit: ESA/PDO/AMS82 - AllSky7

☄️😍 ESA’s fireball camera in Cáceres, Spain, spotted this stunning meteor last night! Our Planetary Defence Office are currently analysing the size and trajectory of the object to assess the chance that any material made it to the surface. Credit: ESA/PDO/AMS82 - AllSky7

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Check out the recent aurora captured by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) all-sky camera in Kiruna, Sweden 😍 Find out what caused the auroral activity: ESA Space Weather Find out how space weather affects life on Earth:

Check out the recent aurora captured by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) all-sky camera in Kiruna, Sweden 😍 Find out what caused the auroral activity: ESA Space Weather Find out how space weather affects life on Earth:

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Separation complete: #EarthCARE is alone in space for the first time. The satellite will now automatically deploy its solar array and begin transmitting telemetry. Next up: the all-important ‘acquisition of signal’ from Hartebeesthoek ground station in South Africa in approx. 40 minutes.

Separation complete: #EarthCARE is alone in space for the first time. The satellite will now automatically deploy its solar array and begin transmitting telemetry. Next up: the all-important ‘acquisition of signal’ from Hartebeesthoek ground station in South Africa in approx. 40 minutes.

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Reminder that ESA's Juice mission flies past Venus this weekend. The spacecraft was designed to feel at home in the cold, dark environment of the Jupiter system, and it is too hot at Venus to turn the cameras on. Pics or it didn’t happen? You’ll have to trust us on this one.

Reminder that ESA's Juice mission flies past Venus this weekend. The spacecraft was designed to feel at home in the cold, dark environment of the Jupiter system, and it is too hot at Venus to turn the cameras on. Pics or it didn’t happen? You’ll have to trust us on this one.

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Seeing double! ESA's Izaña-2 laser ranging station has begun to track space debris from the Spanish island of Tenerife. In the future, engineers hope to use such lasers to nudge small debris off of a collision course with a satellite. Full documentary at:

Seeing double! ESA's Izaña-2 laser ranging station has begun to track space debris from the Spanish island of Tenerife. In the future, engineers hope to use such lasers to nudge small debris off of a collision course with a satellite. Full documentary at:

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The final commands have been sent to ESA Gaia. This is the last time that the spacecraft will ever hear from its team on Earth. The final commands include those to shut down the spacecraft's communication systems and central computer.

The final commands have been sent to ESA Gaia. This is the last time that the spacecraft will ever hear from its team on Earth. The final commands include those to shut down the spacecraft's communication systems and central computer.

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All systems Green at ESA for today’s #Chandrayaan3 Moon landing attempt! 💚📡〰️🛰️🇮🇳🌖 Find out more about our support from Ramesh Chellathurai, ESA Service Manager and ESA Liaison Officer for ISRO:

All systems Green at ESA for today’s #Chandrayaan3 Moon landing attempt! 💚📡〰️🛰️🇮🇳🌖 Find out more about our support from Ramesh Chellathurai, ESA Service Manager and ESA Liaison Officer for ISRO:

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A Falcon 9 upper stage (#62878), which was launched on 1 February 2025, reentered the atmosphere over Europe at approximately 04:46 CET this morning. Video credit: Ludi, taken from Leipzig Central Railway Station, Germany, and used with permission

A Falcon 9 upper stage (#62878), which was launched on 1 February 2025, reentered the atmosphere over Europe at approximately 04:46 CET this morning. Video credit: Ludi, taken from Leipzig Central Railway Station, Germany, and used with permission

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The sky last night over Kiruna, Sweden 😍 The all-sky camera operated by the Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory (part of IRF Space) takes an image every minute each night to monitor auroral activity. The data are provided via the ESA Space Weather service network.

The sky last night over Kiruna, Sweden 😍 The all-sky camera operated by the Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory (part of IRF Space) takes an image every minute each night to monitor auroral activity. The data are provided via the ESA Space Weather service network.

53,533 views • 1 year ago

Earth has a new ‘mini-moon’! 🤏🌖 Asteroid 2024 PT5 has been ‘catching up’ with us for years. It recently got close enough to begin interacting with Earth’s gravity, leading to a short #MiniMoon phase from now until late November during which it will be bound to our planet.

Earth has a new ‘mini-moon’! 🤏🌖 Asteroid 2024 PT5 has been ‘catching up’ with us for years. It recently got close enough to begin interacting with Earth’s gravity, leading to a short #MiniMoon phase from now until late November during which it will be bound to our planet.

54,121 views • 1 year ago

🛠🛰 How to help a satellite running low on fuel? Meet RISE: ESA’s mission extender in geostationary orbit 💡Learn more about this mission planned for launch in 2029:

🛠🛰 How to help a satellite running low on fuel? Meet RISE: ESA’s mission extender in geostationary orbit 💡Learn more about this mission planned for launch in 2029:

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What really happens to a satellite during a fiery reentry into the atmosphere? ESA’s Draco will find out! 🛰️🐦‍🔥 Check out the trailer for our Space Safety mission 'built for destruction'. More on Draco 👉

What really happens to a satellite during a fiery reentry into the atmosphere? ESA’s Draco will find out! 🛰️🐦‍🔥 Check out the trailer for our Space Safety mission 'built for destruction'. More on Draco 👉

16,302 views • 5 months ago

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