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Vivid Webb portrait of interacting galaxies Penguin and Egg

A duo of interacting galaxies known as Arp 142 commemorates the second science anniversary of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.

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Week in images: 08-12 July 2024

Week in images: 08-12 July 2024

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Earth from Space: Hainan Strait

Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Hainan Strait in southern China.

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YPSat: the view from Ariane 6

If there had been an astronaut aboard the historic first launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 launcher, this is what they would have seen: images and videos from key phases of the flight were captured by the YPSat payload, a project led and undertaken by ESA Young Professionals in their own time.

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Ariane 6 VA262

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Launch of Ariane 6 VA262 on 9 July 2024 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

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Hera in the doghouse

Image: Hera in the doghouse

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Hubble finds evidence for rare black hole in Omega Centauri

An international team of astronomers has used more than 500 images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope spanning two decades to detect seven fast-moving stars in the innermost region of Omega Centauri, the largest and brightest globular cluster in the sky. These stars provide compelling new evidence for the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole.

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Ariane 6 first flight highlights

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Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 powered into space on 9 July 2024 from a newly built dedicated launch pad in French Guiana. Liftoff occurred at 16:00 local time (20:00 BST, 21:00 CEST). 

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Ariane 6 inaugural flight press conference

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Replay of the press conference held in Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana with ESA, ArianeGroup, CNES and Arianespace representatives providing updates on the first mission of Ariane 6. 

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Ariane 6 first launch

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Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 powered Europe into space taking with it a varied selection of experiments, satellites, payload deployers and reentry demonstrations that represent thousands across Europe, from students to industry and experienced space actors. 

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Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space

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Ariane 6 first liftoff

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Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 powered Europe into space taking with it a varied selection of experiments, satellites, payload deployers and reentry demonstrations that represent thousands across Europe, from students to industry and experienced space actors. 

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Ariane 6 takes flight

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Ariane 6 launches to the sky on 9 July 2024.

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Ariane 6 takes flight

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Ariane 6 launches to the sky on 9 July 2024.

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The Young Professional Satellite - From Theory to Reality (episode 2)

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In the second episode of this docu series, we take a closer look into what it took to build ESA’s Young Professional Satellite (YPSat). YPSat’s mission objectives are to capture the key moments of Ariane 6’s inaugural flight and take in-orbit pictures of Earth and space. To achieve this, the satellite requires the multiple sub-systems to work in harmony and adhere to a pre-defined mission sequence.

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Highlights from ESA’s first open day in the UK

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On Saturday 29 June, thousands of visitors made their way to ESA’s European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), as part of the very first ESA open day to be held in the UK. 

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Ariane 6 first flight timeline

Image: Ariane 6 first flight timeline

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Ariane 6 first passengers

Image: Ariane 6 first passengers

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Week in images: 01-05 July 2024

Week in images: 01-05 July 2024

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Ariane 6: Europe’s next big rocket in a nutshell

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Ariane 6 is the newest rocket in a series that has, for five decades, been launching Europe towards the stars. Building on all the knowledge, expertise and technology developed over the years, Ariane 6 will be versatile, modular, and European.

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Earth from Space: Madeira

Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured a rare, cloud-free image over the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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