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BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival with MTM separation success

On 3 September 2026 at 15:49 CEST, the European Space Agency's BepiColombo Mission Control Team at the European Space…

Europe's space future in focus at the International Space Summit

The International Space Summit, taking place in Paris, France, on 9 and 10 September, will bring together world…

Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe

Week in images: 31 Aug - 04 Sep 2026

Week in images: 31 Aug - 04 Sep 2026 Discover our week through the lens

How Sentinel-3 tracks climate change

Copernicus Sentinel-3 is one of the most diverse missions for measuring and monitoring Earth’s climate systems. It…

BepiColombo’s Mercury arrival begins - full replay

Video: 02:31:10 Watch the replay of the livestream originally broadcast on 3 September as ESA/JAXA's BepiColombo…

Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury

After eight years of travelling through the inner Solar System, BepiColombo is arriving at Mercury. This page will show…

FLEX and Sentinel-3C sealed within Vega-C fairing

At Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, preparations for one of the year’s most anticipated Earth-observation launches…

Third spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir successfully completed US EVA-99 at 21:29 CEST on Tuesday 1…

Cluster’s encore for reentry science a success

The Cluster mission danced its final dance as Tango reentered the atmosphere on 1 September, at 23:30:31 CEST. The end…

ESA’s first lunar rover rolls forward

Yesterday evening, during a signing ceremony at the Space for Inspiration event in Copenhagen, Denmark, the European…

Samba’s fiery farewell recorded

Yesterday, on 31 August 2026, Samba reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 21:39:38 UTC / 23:39:38 CEST as the third of the…

Media briefing: BepiColombo's next milestone towards Mercury

Video: 01:09:40 Rewatch the European Space Agency's 31 August 2026 online press briefing on the latest developments of…

What happened this month at the European Space Agency? (August 2026)

Video: 00:03:19 August was a busy month for ESA, between spectacular views, historic milestones and exciting new…

Nepal flash flood imaged by satellites

With thousands of emergency responders conducting search-and-rescue operations following the catastrophic flash flood…

Roman lifts off on a mission to survey the infrared sky

Image: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space…

Watch Sophie Adenot’s third spacewalk live

After two successful spacewalks on 18 August (EVA-97) and 25 August (EVA-98), watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture…

Week in images: 24-28 August 2026

Week in images: 24-28 August 2026 Discover our week through the lens

Ariane 6 launch with MTG-I2 – highlights

Video: 00:04:28 The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, has been launched on board an Ariane 6…

Observing Samba and Tango’s reentries

The final two of ESA's pioneering Cluster spacecraft, Samba and Tango, will end their journeys as they burn up in our…

MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio

The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has been launched on board Ariane 6, flight VA270, from…

First contracts kick off European Launcher Challenge

MTG-I2 ready for launch on Ariane 6

The Meteosat Third Generation Imager2 satellite (MTG-I2) has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing and is in…

Watch live: BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercury

After eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is about to enter its Mercury Arrival Phase. On 3 September 2026,…

MTG-I2 ready for launch

Video: 00:00:31 The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, is ready for launch on board an Ariane 6…

Second spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully completed US EVA-98 at 20:57 CEST on Tuesday 25…

Watch live: MTG-I2 set for liftoff

The next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) is set for liftoff on flight VA270 on an Ariane 6, from…

Watch Sophie Adenot’s second spacewalk live

After a successful EVA-97 on Tuesday 18 August, watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for…

Week in images: 17-21 August 2026

Week in images: 17-21 August 2026 Discover our week through the lens

Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier

Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland,…

ESA’s photosynthesis satellite fuelled

Europe’s newest eye on the health of Earth’s vegetation has taken another crucial step towards orbit – the European…

Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing

Video: 00:51:38 On Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of…

Fly around Schiaparelli Crater with Mars Express

Video: 00:04:10 ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters…

Wildfires, drought and extreme heat, 2026

Earth observation satellites help us monitor phenomena such as wildfires, drought and heatwaves from space. This page…

Hera's Mars flyby guided impact study of Deimos moon

Total solar eclipse 2026 (Official ESA broadcast)

Video: 01:10:42 We broadcast live from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre in Spain as a total solar eclipse…