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Week in images: 08-12 June 2026
12 Jun 2026 at 1:10pm
Week in images: 08-12 June 2026
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Read more...Mission Control | Keeping Columbus Running 24/7 | ESA Explores #19
12 Jun 2026 at 10:00am
Video: 00:17:20 Step inside the Columbus Control Centre near Munich, Germany, and discover what it takes to keep ESA's Columbus laboratory running—24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Columbus Flight Director Tristan Hermel takes us behind the scenes of mission control, where teams on the gr...
Read more...Conversations in the sky: Galileo’s intersatellite links tested
12 Jun 2026 at 6:45am
The second generation of Galileo, Europe’s satellite navigation constellation, is being built. These satellites will feature reconfigurable payloads, provide more robust and reliable positioning, navigation and timing, enable new services and add new capabilities to the constellation.
One of the...
Read more...ESA at ILA 2026 – Day 2 highlights
11 Jun 2026 at 3:25pm
From strategic discussions on autonomy and resilience to an in-flight call with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, ESA's second day at ILA Berlin International Airshow 2026 highlighted the wide-reaching value of space for Europe now and in the future.
Read more...ILA Berlin 2026: in-flight call with ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot
11 Jun 2026 at 12:30pm
Video: 00:19:00 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot joined ILA Berlin 2026 live from the International Space Station for a special in-flight conversation on life and work in orbit, Europe's ambitions in human spaceflight. The call featured ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Director ...
Read more...Luca Parmitano: Artemis III pilot
11 Jun 2026 at 12:00pm
Image: Luca Parmitano, Artemis III pilot, in his flight suit. Read more... ESA science missions get green light for new discoveries
11 Jun 2026 at 8:00am
On 10–11 June, representatives from European Space Agency (ESA) Member States met in Tenerife to make far-reaching decisions about the future of ESA’s Science Programme. Their decisions to extend current missions and adopt the next ‘fast-class’ mission, Arrakihs, underscores European leadership...
Read more...Tracking urban expansion in hazard-prone areas
11 Jun 2026 at 7:15am
The World Settlement Footprint (WSF) Tracker, and its dedicated online platform, have been officially released at an event at the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC.
Read more...ESA adopts galactic archaeology mission Arrakihs
10 Jun 2026 at 4:25pm
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Science Programme Committee has adopted the Arrakihs mission. Planned for launch by the end of 2030, Arrakihs will capture the faint light from nearby galaxy haloes. By seeing the unseen, Arrakihs will dig up cosmic history and reveal how galaxies like our own ...
Read more...Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation
5 Jun 2026 at 8:00am
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