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Europe's first deep-space optical communication link
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA's Deep Space Optical ...
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As NASA's budget shrinks, Europe doubles down on Earth science: 'Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation'
Despite geopolitical tension and national budget woes, one message rang out loud and clear at Living Planet Symposium 2025: ...
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Time-Lapse Of BepiColombo Spacecraft Flying By Mercury
Watch the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission flyby the closest planet to the sun in this set of images captured. It was the 3rd ...
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ESA selects five companies for next phase of launcher competition
ESA has selected five launch vehicle startups to proceed to the next phase of a competition for launches and launch vehicle ...
Return of Axiom-4 mission crew with Shubhanshu Shukla on board unlikely before July 14: ESA
While the Falcon rocket with the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft capsule Grace lifted off to space on June 25, it docked with the ...
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Why does Mars show shades of yellow, orange in ESA’s dramatic new satellite image?
Mars is commonly known as the Red Planet, but a recent satellite image from the European Space Agency displays a vibrant ...
ESA reveals mystery 'interstellar' comet is only third to ever pass through Solar System
NASA has since confirmed the object is an interstellar comet called 3I/ATLAS – and it is only the third interstellar object ...
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ESA Marks a Historic First with Europe’s Deep-Space Optical Communication Link
On July 7, 2025, theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) achieved a groundbreaking feat in space communications by establishing Europe ...