Teaching an old satellite new tricks
XMM-Newton is one of Europe’s longest-flying and most productive orbiting observatories, investigating the hot X-ray Uni…
XMM-Newton is one of Europe’s longest-flying and most productive orbiting observatories, investigating the hot X-ray Uni…
Just like home computers, the sophisticated capabilities of today’s space missions are made possible by the power of the…
The payload module of ESA's billion-star surveyor Gaia is integrated and ready for the next stage of rigorous testing it…
Expected key events of the year (follow the ESA website at www.esa.int for the final dates): First launch of Vega…
ESA's Gaia star-mapper has passed a critical test ahead of its launch in 2013: the spacecraft's sunshield has been deplo…