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In 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) celebrates its 50th anniversary. This organisation is the one that has shaped what Europe’s space infrastructure looks like today. To mark the occasion, we look back at ESA’s most significant achievements and explore what lies ahead.
Since its launch on December 25, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope — the most sophisticated space observatory in history — has gifted us hundreds of breathtaking cosmic images. As the mission approaches its fourth anniversary, we revisit its most remarkable discoveries.
As the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement moves forward, Ukraine is gaining a stronger foothold in European space initiatives. This includes involvement in programmes such as Copernicus, space weather monitoring, planetary defence, and others. Here’s what this means in practice.
It’s incredible, but sometimes remarkable discoveries are made by accident – even now, with hundreds of observatories and tens of thousands of scientists and amateur astronomers watching the sky. Here are nine unexpected discoveries about the Universe made over the past few decades.
Europa is still largely unexplored: a layer of ice of unknown thickness covers an ocean whose depth and composition are unknown. NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will investigate whether the moon could support life.
From the very start of human space exploration, scientists knew that orbital maneuvers were essential. Every logistical space mission — from crew transport and maintenance to construction, refueling, and repairs — depends on precise orbital rendezvous and docking maneuvers.
Clean air, fresh water, food, and a livable environment are the essentials of human survival. To send people into space, scientists had to figure out how to supply astronauts with these fundamental necessities.
Humanity’s ambition to conquer new planets requires solving the issue of astronaut nutrition. Despite numerous research experiments, large-scale crop cultivation in space, complicated by extreme temperatures, radiation, and vacuum, is still far off.
Humanity has come a long way — from the first ocean studies to the launch of a new generation of satellites watching Earth’s waters from space. Continuing the story of exploring Earth’s water surfaces from space, we take a look at the latest observation methods and recent technological innovations.