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What does EarthCARE mean to me?

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A new satellite called EarthCARE launching later this month will provide unprecedented data on clouds and aerosols, contributing to our understanding of climate change. As we approach its launch, join us as we delve into the minds of some of the individuals who have contributed to EarthCARE over the years.

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The May 2024 solar storm: your questions answered

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Watch live: first Space Station missions for new ESA astronauts

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Electromagnetic Levitator turns ten

This summer marks the ten-year anniversary of the electromagnetic levitation facility on the International Space Station.

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Earth from Space: New Zealand’s North Island

Image: Captured on 7 May 2024, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of New Zealand’s North Island.

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Your guide to the reveal of five new Euclid images

ESA is releasing a new set of full-colour images captured by the space telescope Euclid. Follow a broadcast of the reveal on Thursday 23 May at 11:00 BST / 12:00 CEST.

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EarthCARE mission kit

Explore this mission kit to learn more about EarthCARE – ESA’s new mission that will shed new light on the role that clouds and aerosols play in regulating Earth’s climate.

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ESA and NASA join forces to land Europe’s rover on Mars

Press Release N° 24–2024

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Ariane 6 launches Replicator – 3D printing in open space

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Hera plus one: enter the CubeSat

Image: Hera plus one: enter the CubeSat

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Canada’s wildfire season begins

Wildfire season has arrived in full force in Canada, prompting evacuation orders and alerts in several towns in British Columbia and Alberta due to the danger of uncontrolled blazes.

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Webb detects most distant black hole merger to date

An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to find evidence for an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the Universe was only 740 million years old. This marks the most distant detection of a black hole merger ever obtained and the first time that this phenomenon has been detected so early in the Universe.

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Glitch on BepiColombo: work ongoing to restore spacecraft to full thrust

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SOHO’s view of the 11 May 2024 solar storm

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Over the weekend of 10–12 May 2024, Earth was struck by the largest solar storm in more than a decade. While many of us enjoyed colourful auroras lighting up Earth’s protective atmosphere, spacecraft had to endure being buffeted by incredibly strong solar winds and electromagnetic radiation.  

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A cosmic chronicle

Are you ready for the greatest story ever told? Launched in France on 25 April 2024, Space Odyssey is the first complete history of space in graphic novel form. Drawing on the latest scientific and historical sources, it tells the story of the men and women who pioneered humankind's journey into space.

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The spacecraft control centre of the future

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Week in images: 06-10 May 2024

Week in images: 06-10 May 2024

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Earth from Space: Bolivian salt lakes

Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features salt flats and lakes in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes Mountains.

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AI in Earth observation: a force for good

The upcoming launch of the Φsat-2 mission is a prime example of the pioneering work that ESA does in the field of AI in Earth observation.

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Webb hints at atmosphere around rocky exoplanet

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of a rocky planet atmosphere outside our Solar System.

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Where space weather starts

Image: Where space weather starts

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