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Watch 'Desert growth' on the Earth from Space programme
(18 May 2012, 9:50 am)
Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. Join us every Friday at 10:00 CEST for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.

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Ariane 5’s second launch of 2012
(16 May 2012, 12:05 am)
Early this morning, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2, into their planned transfer orbits.
‘The Rocket Man’ greets the ‘Rocket Men’
(15 May 2012, 3:00 pm)
Continuing the celebration of André Kuipers’ music in space, British rock legend Sir Elton John sent a special message to ESA, André and the crew of the ISS on the 40th anniversary of his classic song ‘Rocket Man’.
Watch the replay: Earth from Space – special edition
(15 May 2012, 2:00 pm)
Tommaso Parrinello, CryoSat Mission Manager, and Duncan Wingham, Chief Executive of the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council, join the Earth from Space programme to discuss ESA’s ice mission.

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André Kuipers: world ambassador
(15 May 2012, 10:55 am)
Observing Earth from far above, ESA astronaut André Kuipers is acting as a world ambassador for the WWF, which issued its flagship publication the Living Planet Report today.
Amateur astronomers boost ESA’s asteroid hunt
(14 May 2012, 4:00 pm)
A partnership with the UK’s Faulkes Telescope Project promises to boost the Agency’s space hazards research while helping students to discover potentially dangerous space rocks.
Farewell to the Sun
(11 May 2012, 1:58 pm)
The crew of the French–Italian Concordia research base in the Antarctic saw their last rays of Sun for over four months last weekend. Near the South Pole, the outpost will now continue its research and run self-sufficiently in darkness until September.
Watch 'Hot spots' on the Earth from Space programme
(11 May 2012, 9:50 am)
Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. Join us every Friday at 10:00 CEST for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.

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Cygnus-X: the cool swan glowing in flight
(10 May 2012, 3:00 pm)
Chaotic networks of dust and gas signpost the next generations of massive stars in this stunning new image of the Cygnus-X star-nursery captured by ESA’s Herschel space observatory.
Europe delivers first JWST instrument
(9 May 2012, 3:00 pm)
The first instrument to be completed for the James Webb Space Telescope, MIRI, was handed over by the European consortium that built it to ESA at a ceremony held in London today, and will now be delivered to NASA aiming for launch in 2018.
ESA declares end of mission for Envisat
(9 May 2012, 3:00 pm)
PR 15 2012 - Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation of failure scenarios, the end of the mission is being declared.
Win funding for satnav business ideas
(7 May 2012, 4:00 pm)
If you have a great new idea for commercially using satellite navigation, it’s time to come forward. You may win funding and support to bring your idea to life, in this year’s European Satellite Navigation Competition.
Next Galileo satellites to launch after the summer
(3 May 2012, 5:06 pm)
The European Commission has announced the launch date of the next pair of ESA-procured Galileo satellites. These will be launched together on a Soyuz from French Guiana on 28 September, joining the two satellites already in orbit.
JUICE is Europe’s next large science mission
(2 May 2012, 4:50 pm)
PR 13 2012 - Jupiter’s icy moons are the focus of Europe’s next large science mission, ESA announced today.
MetOp-B launch postponed
(27 April 2012, 5:47 pm)
PR 12 2012 - Eumetsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) have been informed by the launch service provider, Starsem, that the launch of the MetOp-B satellite by a Soyuz rocket, scheduled for 23 May from Baikonur, had to be postponed. This is due to additional measures required to ensure the availability of safe drop zones for parts of the launcher after lift-off.
First Mars Express gravity results plot volcanic history
(26 April 2012, 3:00 pm)
Five years of Mars Express gravity mapping data are providing unique insights into what lies beneath the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes. The results show that the lava grew denser over time and that the thickness of the planet's rigid outer layers varies across the Tharsis region.
Latest CryoSat result revealed
(24 April 2012, 10:30 am)
After nearly a year and a half of operations, CryoSat has yielded its first seasonal variation map of Arctic sea-ice thickness. Results from ESA’s ice mission were presented today at the Royal Society in London.
Investigation on Envisat continues
(20 April 2012, 4:30 pm)
Optical, radar and laser observations of the Envisat satellite show that it is still in a stable orbit. Efforts to regain contact with the satellite have been under way since 8 April, when it unexpectedly stopped sending data to Earth.
Call for Media: International Space Station symposium in Berlin
(20 April 2012, 1:38 pm)
PR 11 2012 - Top scientists and heads of the five International Space Station partner space agencies will meet in Berlin on 2–4 May to present results from more than ten years of scientific activities on the orbital outpost and to elaborate on future research perspectives.
Far-off cousin of part-time African lake found on Titan
(19 April 2012, 3:00 pm)
A region on Saturn’s moon Titan has been found to be similar to the Etosha Pan in Namibia, Africa. Both are ephemeral lakes – large, shallow depressions that sometimes fill with liquid.