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Beyond the airlock: Sophie Adenot’s three spacewalks
French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot went to space a rookie. She came home — nearly eight months later — as…
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Juice’s Earth flyby in stunning images | September 2026
On September 28, 2026, a European spacecraft bound for Jupiter skimmed past our own planet — close enough to photograph…
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Welcome to Le Bistrot Sophie, the most exclusive restaurant in orbit 🍽️
It’s a long-standing space tradition: every ESA astronaut collaborates with a chef to create a selection of "bonus food" reserved…
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What happened this month at the European Space Agency? (September 2026)
September was a month of milestones and discoveries. FLEX launched aboard Vega-C alongside Sentinel-3C. Sophie Adenot completed her third and…
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Let’s Smile (the full story)
In just two years, the European-Chinese Smile mission went from a handful of disconnected pieces to a fully operating satellite…
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One week left in space and mixed emotions are kicking in 🧑🚀🌍
Our astronaut Sophie Adenot is looking forward to going home, but isn't quite ready for her mission aboard the ISS…
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Ever heard of dust devils on Mars? 🌪️
These swirling whirlwinds form when the Sun heats the Martian surface, causing air to rise and lift dust into the…
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From cleanroom to space: FLEX and Sentinel-3C
Timelapse video showing FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C as they leave their assembly sites in France, and are shipped to Europe's…
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Things that just make sense when you live at Concordia Station in Antarctica ❄️
Our medical doctor Sarah Gaier shows us some of the unusual things that make perfect sense when you live at…
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Two spacecraft in contact with each other? 🛰️
During the International Space Summit in Paris, our astronaut Sophie Adenot chatted with the Hera AI Companion, officially launching the…
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What’s for lunch in space? 🥩🥦🍄 (Part 3)
Our astronaut Sophie Adenot shares one of her favourite treats, a cherry and blueberry cobbler, and explains why food isn't…
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Who is ready for a change of season? 🍂🌱
On 23 September at 02:04 CEST, as the Sun crosses the equator, day and night become almost equal in length…
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We’ve been getting the size of our own galaxy slightly wrong 📏
Our XMM-Newton and NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescopes have spotted the aftermath of three bright explosions, their light echoing through…
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What’s for lunch in space? 🥩🥦🍄 (Part 2)
After rehydrating the vegetables and heating up the beef steak, our astronaut Sophie Adenot shows us how she eats her…
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From cleanroom to space: MTG-I2 satellite
The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite was launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, this timelapse…
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How FLEX measures Earth’s secret glow from space
Nature is full of incredible light shows, like sea sparkles and fireflies, many of which we can see with the…
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Zoom into IC 348 ✨
Travel through space to IC 348, a nearby stellar nursery captured in one of the largest James Webb Space Telescope…
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Launch of FLEX and Sentinel-3C on Vega-C
ESA’s state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from…
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