A tinge on Pluto: image of the week
On 14 July, NASA’s New Horizons took the closest images of Pluto, the only planet in our solar system unexplored by space probes.
Could you lead Europe’s space ambitions?
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Steven Watson, Posted on:
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Satellite navigation, Space exploration, Space science
The European Space Agency has launched a recruitment process for 8 Director-level posts.
Supernova environment: image of the week
This week's image of the week looks at Supernova remnant W44 and its environment (November 2012).
From urine samples to space conferences: it's been a busy couple of weeks!
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Tatiana, Posted on:
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Digital communications, Education, Events, Space science
From making pee in pots to helping open a new ESA building, the last two weeks have kept everyone here on their toes.
Successful PRS fix by UK EXPLORERS consortium
The EXPLORERS consortium have successfully obtained position fixes using a combined group of Galileo IOC and FOC satellites. The fixes occurred on 3 July 2015 using both Galileo Open Service and Public Regulated Service (PRS) signals. The fixes were obtained …
Welcome to the fleet: Image of the Week
Taken just 4 days after launch, this first image from Sentinel-2A shows the coastal mountains of France and Italy. Each detector in the multispectral instrument has a slightly different viewing direction. These different directions translate into marginal differences causing the …
Celebrating 30 years for Surrey Satellites!
Yesterday (29 June 2015) marked the 30th anniversary for Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). Since the founding of the company in June 1985, SSTL has grown to become one of the most cutting-edge companies of the small satellite industry.
Update: Rocket Science: a change of plan
At 05:38 BST (2 September 2015), Andreas Mogensen, Sergei Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov were launched on the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft into orbit. The cargo being carried with them includes 2kg of rocket seeds, ready for Tim Peake’s mission in December …
New funding for public engagement
Champions of space exploration often make much of its ill-defined but essential quality, ‘inspiration,’ and its potential for outreach. Equally, artists and creative types (in the broadest sense) are often keen to point out that their work is more than …
Sentinel-2A: image of the week
In the early hours of Tuesday (23 June 2015), we waved goodbye to Sentinel-2A as it was carried away on a Vega rocket.