Find out why ESA is developing a new AI Hub in Oxfordshire for satellite communications and 6G, and how this centre could accelerate the development of safer, smarter and more resilient networks. We bring you an overview of the project’s key goals, British support and the broader European technological context.
LearnhowresearchontheInternationalSpaceStationhelpedthedevelopmentofsystems,medicalexperiments,andscientificmethodsthatNASAwillapplyontheArtemisIImission.Webringanoverviewofkeytechnologies,theroleofOrion,therisksofradiation,andtheimportanceofpreparationsforfutureMoonsurfacemissions.
FindouthowthesolarstormthathitEarthandMarsin2024causeddisruptionsonspacecraft,asuddensurgeofelectronsintheRedPlanet’satmosphere,andwhyESA’sdiscoveriesareimportantforunderstandingspaceweather,futuremissions,andconditionsontheMartiansurface.
Find out what real preparation for a space mission looks like through the story of astronaut Sophie Adenot and ESA’s εpsilon mission. We bring an overview of medical training, neutral buoyancy training, virtual reality, and the work of teams who prepare astronauts for life and work aboard the International Space Station for months.
Find out how new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the Moon on December 22, 2032. We bring an overview of earlier risk assessments, the role of NASA and ESA, and why this case is important for the planetary defense system and the future tracking of dangerous objects.
Find out why the first flight of the most powerful version of the European Ariane 6 rocket is important for Europe, commercial launches, and Amazon's satellite network. We bring an overview of the rocket preparation in French Guiana, the course of the launch, and the significance of the mission for the European space programme.