ESA

European Schiaparelli probe on target for Mars landing

Posted in Science on 17th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller

It is now on a direct path to intercept the top of the Red Planet's atmosphere on Wednesday.

ESA gives Schiaparelli probe final commands ahead of Mars landing

Posted in Science on 10th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller

With arrival at Mars set for October 19, ESA mission control is busy making last minute adjustments for the Exomars 2016 mission.

Cryosat spacecraft's ice vision is boosted

Posted in Hardware on 13th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

European scientists have found a way to super-charge their study of the ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland.

Europe and Russia delay ExoMars rover project to 2020

Posted in Science on 4th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The aim of the mission is to land a rover on the Red Planet. Capable of drilling up to 2m below the surface, it would search for signs of past or present life.

Tim Peake 'runs' London Marathon from space

Posted in Science on 25th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

He ran the 42km (26.2mi) distance in about three hours, 35 minutes, the European Space Agency said.