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Tag Archives: European Space Agency

19Sep/17

Venus’ mysterious night side revealed for the first time

September 19, 2017SpaceAkatsuki, Astronomy, Atmosphere of Venus, Colonization of Venus, Environment, European Space Agency, NEXT MEDIA, Outer space, Planet, Planetary science, Space science, the Venus Express, Venus, Venus in fiction, Windsmbale

For the first time ever, scientists are studying Venus’ mysterious night side, and have found that it’s vastly different from its day side. Continue reading →

06Dec/16

French astronaut Pesquet speaks to schoolchildren from the International Space Station

December 6, 2016SpaceAquanauts, Astronaut, Disaster/Accident, European Astronaut Corps, European contribution to the International Space Station, European Space Agency, Expedition 50, International Space Station, Outer space, Paris, Pesquet, Russia, Science, Science and technology, Soyuz MS-03, Soyuz TMA-18M, Space programs, Spaceflight, Thomas Pesquetsmbale

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency takes part in a live in-flight event aboard the International Space Station, spinning a globe and describing the orbital craft’s journey over Earth.

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15Dec/15

ESA scientists watch first Briton taking off from Baikonur to ISS

December 15, 2015SpaceAquanauts, Cologne, ESA, European Space Agency, Expedition 46, Expedition 47, Germany, Helen Sharman, In Russia, In spaceflight, Kazakhstan, Outer space, Ruediger Seine, Russia, Soyuz TMA-19, Soyuz TMA-19M, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Tim Kopra, Tim Peake, Timothy Peake, United Kingdom, Yuri Malenchenkosmbale

Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) watch their colleague Tim Peake’s take-off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan as he becomes the first Briton to visit the International Space Station.

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06Jul/15

Astronomers Discover Supermassive Black Holes

July 6, 2015SpaceAstronomy, Black hole, energy, European Space Agency, Explorer program, Galaxies, Galaxy, Great Observatories program, Hubble Space Telescope, Llandudno, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, Nustar, Outer space, Space, Space observatories, Space telescopes, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Supermassive black hole, Technology/Internet, United Kingdom, Wales, X-ray telescopessmbale

NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) recently caught a glimpse of five of these secluded beasts. While hidden from view from most other telescopes, NuSTAR can spot them by detecting the highest-energy X-rays, which can penetrate through the enshrouding gas and dust.
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14Jun/15

Philae space probe, thought lost on comet, wakes up

June 14, 2015SpaceCologne, Comet, Comet nucleus, Environment, ESA, European Space Agency, Germany, Lander, Philae, Rosetta, Rosetta mission, Rosetta space probe timeline, Space probe, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Stephan Ulamec, Technology/Internet, Uncrewed spacecraft, Unmanned spacecraftsmbale

Philae lander probe, thought lost, wakes up in the shadow of a comet, the European Space Agency (ESA) says.

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