ESA marked the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics by capturing the venue from low-Earth orbit.

What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the European Space Agency's ...

ESA wants to reduce the problems caused by space debris. To this end, it is now letting two satellites crash in such a way ...

The ‘collaboration between Equal1 and ESA could pave the way for hosting the first quantum computer at ESA’, said ESA’s Earth observation lead. Irish quantum start-up Equal1 is bringing its Bell-1 to ...

Europe plans to crash a satellite on purpose in 2027. Named Draco, the mission will watch a spacecraft burn from inside, ...

Artificial intelligence has uncovered 1,400 strange cosmic objects hidden inside Hubble’s massive image archive. The ...

ESA leadership and representatives of member states praised the outcome of the ministerial meeting Nov. 23 despite funding falling short of what ESA sought. Credit: ESA PARIS — European Space Agency ...

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said a pilot program to test changes in georeturn policies could be a stepping-stone to broader changes. Credit: ESA TV WASHINGTON — European Space Agency member ...

The problem of orbital debris buildup is one that the entire space-faring world has been aware of for decades. Kessler Syndrome was proposed in 1978, and though there have been some efforts to deorbit ...

A system of non-competition clauses enforced by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) workforce suppliers is allegedly trapping aerospace professionals who work at ESA’s facilities across Europe in a ...