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Want to know why our interview guest Max’s pun was so fitting and funny? Check out episode 3 of Expedition Sound! 🎧 Join us, as we travel into the Milky Way galaxy to explore wobbling stars and faraway worlds 🪐🌟 Listen here 👉

Want to know why our interview guest Max’s pun was so fitting and funny? Check out episode 3 of Expedition Sound! 🎧 Join us, as we travel into the Milky Way galaxy to explore wobbling stars and faraway worlds 🪐🌟 Listen here 👉

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A last-minute camera ‘hack’ before launch is letting ESA's Solar Orbiter peer deeper into the Sun’s atmosphere in extreme ultraviolet wavelengths. Find out how👉 #ExploreFarther #SolarOrbiter #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters

A last-minute camera ‘hack’ before launch is letting ESA's Solar Orbiter peer deeper into the Sun’s atmosphere in extreme ultraviolet wavelengths. Find out how👉 #ExploreFarther #SolarOrbiter #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters

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This goodbye is for good 🥺 Today, the two BepiColombo explorers, European Space Agency's Bepi and JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)'s Mio, are bidding farewell to their robot friend, MTM, who has powered their journey for the past eight years. Watch the separation operations live starting 13:45 CEST 👉 1/2 European Space Agency_Bepi みお (MIO) European Space Agency_MTM JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
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This goodbye is for good 🥺 Today, the two BepiColombo explorers, European Space Agency's Bepi and JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)'s Mio, are bidding farewell to their robot friend, MTM, who has powered their journey for the past eight years. Watch the separation operations live starting 13:45 CEST 👉 1/2 European Space Agency_Bepi みお (MIO) European Space Agency_MTM JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

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☕ Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, relax, and enjoy a flight around Mars's Schiaparelli Crater (you might want to go full screen and volume on for this one!) Thanks to our #MarsExpress for this stunning view of the Red Planet. More information here 👉
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☕ Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, relax, and enjoy a flight around Mars's Schiaparelli Crater (you might want to go full screen and volume on for this one!) Thanks to our #MarsExpress for this stunning view of the Red Planet. More information here 👉

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Today, ESA's Euclid mission revealed the largest, most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's centre in visible light 🙌 This video takes you on a journey across this region. Turn up the volume and enjoy our galactic centre 🤩
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Today, ESA's Euclid mission revealed the largest, most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's centre in visible light 🙌 This video takes you on a journey across this region. Turn up the volume and enjoy our galactic centre 🤩

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29,569 views • 3 months ago

Hop on board Mars Express, for a flight over Flaugergues Crater. Be sure to turn up the volume for the audio guide 🔊 More info, images and a map showing the route of the video 👉
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Hop on board Mars Express, for a flight over Flaugergues Crater. Be sure to turn up the volume for the audio guide 🔊 More info, images and a map showing the route of the video 👉

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55,724 views • 7 months ago

Listen to the... Sun 🎧 🎙️ 'Expedition Sound' is here – the first podcast episode takes you on a journey to our familiar star. Meet our Sun, discover the Solar Orbiter mission, and listen to solar fireworks 👉
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Listen to the... Sun 🎧 🎙️ 'Expedition Sound' is here – the first podcast episode takes you on a journey to our familiar star. Meet our Sun, discover the Solar Orbiter mission, and listen to solar fireworks 👉

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21,892 views • 2 months ago

Our #MarsExpress spots a strange shape on Mars, formed as a space rock collided with the planet's dusty surface. It's known as a 'butterfly crater' but we see a walnut, an insect, the Eye of Sauron, or perhaps a moth... what do you think? More info and images 👉
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Our #MarsExpress spots a strange shape on Mars, formed as a space rock collided with the planet's dusty surface. It's known as a 'butterfly crater' but we see a walnut, an insect, the Eye of Sauron, or perhaps a moth... what do you think? More info and images 👉

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59,171 views • 9 months ago

Ever wondered what powers a solar flare? 💥 Solar Orbiter is finally giving us answers to this long-standing mystery. The mission caught a 'magnetic avalanche' on the surface of the Sun just before a flare was released. 1/3
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Ever wondered what powers a solar flare? 💥 Solar Orbiter is finally giving us answers to this long-standing mystery. The mission caught a 'magnetic avalanche' on the surface of the Sun just before a flare was released. 1/3

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39,561 views • 8 months ago

It's T-5️⃣ days until the Smile launch, but if you're eager to know what will happen on the day, check this out 👇 The animation shows the expected sequence of events from lift off to deployment of solar arrays. But nothing compares to the real deal, so join us on 9 April!
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It's T-5️⃣ days until the Smile launch, but if you're eager to know what will happen on the day, check this out 👇 The animation shows the expected sequence of events from lift off to deployment of solar arrays. But nothing compares to the real deal, so join us on 9 April!

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28,150 views • 5 months ago

🎧 Listen closely... that's a spacecraft swooping by Mercury! The second episode of our 🎙️ 'Expedition Sound' podcast is here. Explore the planets of our Solar System, make a stop at planet Mercury and discover the @ESA/ JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) BepiColombo mission 👉
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🎧 Listen closely... that's a spacecraft swooping by Mercury! The second episode of our 🎙️ 'Expedition Sound' podcast is here. Explore the planets of our Solar System, make a stop at planet Mercury and discover the @ESA/ JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) BepiColombo mission 👉

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Join us for the Smile launch! 🤳 Tune into ESA Web TV at from 08:10 CEST on 9 April. Key milestones expected: 🚀 08:29 Vega-C lift off 👋 09:25 Separation of Smile 📈 09:26 Acquisition of Smile’s first signal from space 🛰️ 09:32 Deployment of solar arrays 1/2
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Join us for the Smile launch! 🤳 Tune into ESA Web TV at from 08:10 CEST on 9 April. Key milestones expected: 🚀 08:29 Vega-C lift off 👋 09:25 Separation of Smile 📈 09:26 Acquisition of Smile’s first signal from space 🛰️ 09:32 Deployment of solar arrays 1/2

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20,595 views • 5 months ago

✅ ESA_Plato passes vibe check. The spacecraft was vigorously shaken to mimic the powerful jolts and vibrations that Plato will experience during launch. The vibration tests are part of a series of tough exams that Plato has to pass to graduate for launch 👉
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✅ ESA_Plato passes vibe check. The spacecraft was vigorously shaken to mimic the powerful jolts and vibrations that Plato will experience during launch. The vibration tests are part of a series of tough exams that Plato has to pass to graduate for launch 👉

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24,050 views • 8 months ago

👀Seeing double?👀 No, you’re just seeing 🌞 ESA’s Proba-2 satellite filming the Sun’s front, and ☀️ESA's Solar Orbiter filming the Sun’s back Good thing, too, otherwise we would have missed the largest flare of the current solar cycle (class X12)! 💥 More👉
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👀Seeing double?👀 No, you’re just seeing 🌞 ESA’s Proba-2 satellite filming the Sun’s front, and ☀️ESA's Solar Orbiter filming the Sun’s back Good thing, too, otherwise we would have missed the largest flare of the current solar cycle (class X12)! 💥 More👉

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53,251 views • 2 years ago

☀️ 🛰️ESA's Solar Orbiter’s daring trajectory close to the Sun is paying off, giving us the highest-resolution full views of the Sun’s surface to date. Full story 👉
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☀️ 🛰️ESA's Solar Orbiter’s daring trajectory close to the Sun is paying off, giving us the highest-resolution full views of the Sun’s surface to date. Full story 👉

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38,884 views • 1 year ago

Our Smile mission has made it through a tough set of tests: ✅Spikes ✅Scales ✅Shaker ✅Solar array stretch ✅Space Simulator All covered in the latest episode of 'Let's Smile', giving you a peek behind the scenes at ESA's technical heart, ESTEC. Full video and photos 👉
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Our Smile mission has made it through a tough set of tests: ✅Spikes ✅Scales ✅Shaker ✅Solar array stretch ✅Space Simulator All covered in the latest episode of 'Let's Smile', giving you a peek behind the scenes at ESA's technical heart, ESTEC. Full video and photos 👉

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25,575 views • 1 year ago

🎆Celebrate the start of 2025 with solar fireworks🎆 This video+sonification is based on UV images (☀️) and solar flare data (🔵) recorded by @ESA_SolarOrbiter since 1/1/2022. See and hear for yourself how the number and intensity of flares increases over time!👇
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🎆Celebrate the start of 2025 with solar fireworks🎆 This video+sonification is based on UV images (☀️) and solar flare data (🔵) recorded by @ESA_SolarOrbiter since 1/1/2022. See and hear for yourself how the number and intensity of flares increases over time!👇

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31,534 views • 1 year ago

A mission into the unknown is about to start.... Stay tuned for a Monday release of the ESA's Euclid mission trailer. What will the #DarkUniverse🕵️ discover?
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A mission into the unknown is about to start.... Stay tuned for a Monday release of the ESA's Euclid mission trailer. What will the #DarkUniverse🕵️ discover?

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46,776 views • 3 years ago

ARCHIVED - NASA Europa Clipper Congratulations on the successful and speedy Mars flyby! Did you see our ExoMars orbiter and #MarsExpress waiving hello? 👋 Meanwhile, we will be making a close encounter with Mars too, as our ESA's Hera mission mission will perform a flyby of the planet on 12 March 👉
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ARCHIVED - NASA Europa Clipper Congratulations on the successful and speedy Mars flyby! Did you see our ExoMars orbiter and #MarsExpress waiving hello? 👋 Meanwhile, we will be making a close encounter with Mars too, as our ESA's Hera mission mission will perform a flyby of the planet on 12 March 👉

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25,904 views • 1 year ago

🆕ESA’s Integral sees, for the first time, how nuclear explosions 💥 on a neutron star feed its jets. Will this help us figure out jets in all sorts of astronomical objects? 🤔 Find out here 👉
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🆕ESA’s Integral sees, for the first time, how nuclear explosions 💥 on a neutron star feed its jets. Will this help us figure out jets in all sorts of astronomical objects? 🤔 Find out here 👉

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35,676 views • 2 years ago