Learn how ESA’s Biomass, the first satellite with a P-band SAR radar, is moving into scientific operations after commissioning and opening free data on forest biomass and carbon stocks. We report on what the first maps from Central Africa, airborne calibration over Gabon, and the workshop in Ljubljana mean, and why they are important for climate policies.
Find out how ESA's ORBIT at the Dutch ESTEC creates microgravity conditions on an ultra-flat floor and what three student teams from Europe tested there: a robotic arm that autonomously “crawls” over structures, a VR experiment on vertical perception, and a gecko-gripper for capturing non-cooperative objects in orbit.
Find out what the VA267 mission brings: Ariane 6 in the more powerful Ariane 64 version is set to carry 32 Amazon Leo satellites from Kourou, with a target date of February 12, 2026. We cover how integration is progressing, what the P120C boosters mean, why the 18-launch contract is important, and how Canopée delivers main rocket parts.
Find out how NASA’s James Webb telescope, using the MIRI instrument, in the protostar EC 53 system in the Serpens Nebula for the first time connected the formation of crystalline silicates in the hot inner disk with their transport toward the cold outer edges, where comets can form over time. We bring an overview of what this means for understanding the formation of planets and comets in young systems.
Find out what is happening in south-central Chile: fires in the Biobío and Ñuble regions have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate, destroyed hundreds of homes, and raised the question of how communities can better protect themselves in a wave of heat and wind. We bring an overview of official data, satellite images, and government measures after the declaration of a state of catastrophe.
Find out how ESA's Solar Orbiter mission, imaging the Sun every two seconds, recorded a dramatic M-class solar flare on September 30, 2024, and revealed how filaments, magnetic reconnection, and plasma “rain” fit into the story of solar maximum and space weather and why this is important for communications and navigation.