The European Space Agency’s mission is the peaceful exploration and use of space for the benefit of all. It watches over the Earth, develops and launches inspiring and unique space projects, trains astronauts and pushes the boundaries of science and technology. It is dedicated to Space Unity in Europe and European unity in space. The […]
Learning – ESA Training Courses
The European Space Agency (ESA), Europe’s gateway to space, is offering several training courses and programmes for young people. Don’t miss your chance to develop Europe’s space capability. Powered by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), the EU Space Academy provides free online modular courses, workshops, and personalised mentoring designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs […]
ESA Student internships
Each year, the European Space Agency offers student traineeships from 3 to 6 months to students in their final or second-to-last year of a Master’s degree in technical and non-technical domains. Eligibility Be a student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level Have a student status and […]
New Copernicus cooperation arrangement between the European Commission and Japan
Director-General for Defence Industry and Space, Timo Pesonen, has signed on behalf of the European Commission, a Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan. The Arrangement was signed in the margin of the EU-Japan Space Dialogue taking place in Brussels this week. The aim of this new Arrangement […]
ESA presents new generation of astronauts
The European Space Agency has chosen 17 new astronaut candidates from more than 22 500 applicants from across its Member States. In this new 2022 class of ESA astronauts are five career astronauts, 11 members of an astronaut reserve and one astronaut with a disability. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher introduced the members of the […]
Unique exoplanet photobombs Cheops study of nearby star system
While exploring two exoplanets in a bright nearby star system, ESA’s exoplanet-hunting Cheops satellite has unexpectedly spotted the system’s third known planet crossing the face of the star. This transit reveals exciting details about a rare planet “with no known equivalent”, say the researchers. The discovery is one of the first results from ESA’s Cheops (CHaracterising […]
Artistic enigma decoded by cosmic Czech start-up
A Madonna and Child painting with a history almost as enigmatic as the Mona Lisa’s smile has been identified as an authentic Raphael canvas by Czech company InsightART, which used a robotic X-ray scanner to investigate the artwork. The 500-year-old painting had long been attributed to Raphael, a contemporary of Leonardo Di Vinci and Michelangelo, but doubts […]