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 images from Copernicus on the impact of the Spain´s cold drop
Extensive destruction and the tragic loss of over 200 lives have resulted from severe flash floods which struck the Community of Valencia, Spain, on 29 October 2024. As of 4 November, recovery operations continue in previously inaccessible areas in the region. The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) has been activated (EMSR773) to deliver assessments […]
What can we expect from science in 2023?
From exciting space missions to the place where nuclear waste goes to die, these will be some of Europe’s most fascinating science stories of 2023. The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the Euclid space telescope to explore the universe’s evolution. It will create a 3D map of the universe as it orbits the […]
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 […]
The curious incident of Swarm and sprites in the night-time
We are all familiar with the bolts of lightning that accompany heavy storms. While these flashes originate in storm clouds and strike downwards, a much more elusive type forms higher up in the atmosphere and shoots up towards space. So, what are the chances of somebody taking photographs of these rarely seen, brief ‘transient luminous […]