Thomas Pesquet
Browse Thomas’ pictures of Earth and more… you might find your favourite spot on our planet!
Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2020 by julien
Browse all Thomas Pesquet’s pictures on a map of the world and more.
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Archive
International Space Station
Business as (not so) usual on the Space Station
Posted on Friday October 16th, 2020 by Annelies Van Dam
As any scientist will confirm, a huge part of doing science is being attentive. Making sure experiments run smoothly. Observing outcomes. Fine-tuning settings to the tiniest degree. With many different experiments running simultaneously on the Space Station, 400 kilometres above the earth, at a speed of roughly 28 000 km/h, attention to detail becomes an invaluable virtue.
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Podcasts
New ESA Explores podcast series
Posted on Monday September 21st, 2020 by Ally
The first episode in a new ESA Explores podcast series is available now via all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.
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Science
Foams, meteors, muscle tone, and firing up the levitator – August Space Station science
Posted on Friday September 4th, 2020 by julien
While much of Europe was on holidays in August, it was business as usual on the International Space Station. European science continued to collect data on a range of topics looking to enhance space exploration and life on Earth. Catching meteors Perseid showers captured by ESA’s meteor camera The Atmosphere–Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM), located outside […]
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Science
Take refuge in a cave – on the Moon
Posted on Thursday August 20th, 2020 by Nadjejda
Caverns on the Moon and Mars can offer enough space, protection against cosmic radiation and stable temperatures for astronaut bases, a recent study suggests. New research compared hundreds of underground formations on Earth, the Moon and Mars. While on our planet the diameter of lava tunnels typically ranges from 10 to 30 metres, some of […]
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Astronauts
Thomas and Matthias talk training in Astro Chat series
Posted on Friday August 14th, 2020 by Ally
ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Matthias Maurer are training for upcoming missions to the International Space Station. Follow their journey in our Astro Chat series.
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Science
From Antarctica to Mars
Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2020 by Nadjejda
There is something in the frozen lands of Antarctica that lures her. Vinciane Debaille cherishes forgotten rocks that have landed in the midst of the white desert. More than 250 martian meteorites have fallen under the scrutiny of this geochemist who dates rocks using natural radioactivity to understand how planets formed and evolved.
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Science
A game changer for the Solar System
Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2020 by Nadjejda
Half a century ago humans stepped on the Moon for the first time. The lunar rocks the Apollo astronauts bought back to Earth are still being investigated and analysed by researchers all over the world. As lab techniques improve, new revelations help us better understand our natural satellite.
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