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The European Space Agency explained

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The concept and funding of the European Space Agency @esa.int explained.

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December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM

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European Space Agency

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Our next Ministerial Council will take place on 26-27 November, in Bremen, Germany. Vital decisions will be made on Europe's future in space.

Check out our dedicated #CM25 website 👇
🔗 www.esa.int/About_Us/Min...

November 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM

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Imagine the day time moon over Rangsit, in Thailand

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#SpaceFridayPhotography #Rangsit #Thailand #ExploreThailand #Astronomy #science #snap_community

November 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM

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November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM

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Witness the Sept 7 2025 total lunar #eclipse over #Frankfurt—clouds cleared, revealing the stunning #BloodMoon. Our night‑sky shoot captured constellations from Aquila to Vulpecula, plus the Veil and North America nebulae. 🌕✨

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#Stargazing

November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM

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The fourth brand‑new SPACE‑FRIDAY Deep‑Dive is now live! Take five minutes for another breathtaking unplug from your daily grind.

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#SpaceFriday #RechargeYourSoul #DeepDive #SpaceTravel #selfcare #universe #wellbeing #planetarium #wellbeing

November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM

YouTube video by European Commission

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Key goals if the #EU Space Act:

• Harmonise rules
• Ensure satellite safety
• Strengthen resilience against cyberattacks
• Build a greener, sustainable space economy
• Boost innovation, competitiveness and jobs
• Support Europe’s leadership in the global space sector

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EU Space Act Explained

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November 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM

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The 2nd brand‑new SPACE‑FRIDAY Deep‑Dive is now live! Take five minutes for another breathtaking unplug from your daily grind.

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#SpaceFriday #RechargeYourSoul #DeepDive #SpaceTravel #selfcare #universe #wellbeing #planetarium #wellbeing

November 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM

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The African Space Agency was founded not long ago, as part of the African Union. Now the ESA and the African Space Agency (AfSA) have taken another significant step in strengthening cooperation between Europe and Africa in space🛰️

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Photos: ESA

#ESA #AfSA #Africa #Space

November 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM

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🇯🇵 We're establishing a new presence in Tokyo, Japan, our first in Asia! Our new ESA office in Tokyo will serve as a strategic outpost for deepening bilateral engagement, and sets the course for an ambitious new chapter in European-Japanese space collaboration🤝

www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...

Mr Jun Kazeki, Director General of the National Space Policy Secretariat in the Cabinet Office of the Japanese PM, with ESA's Eric Morel de Westgaver, ESA Director of Strategy, Legal and External Matters.

view of a section of ESA's Tokyo office space.

View of the keynote session given by Eric Morel de Westgaver, ESA Director of Strategy, Legal and External Matters, at Nihonbashi Space Week 2025, marking more than than 50 years of achievements shared by Europe and Japan.

October 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM

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We added some events to our Astronomy Events calendar:

- November supermoon - Beaver Moon / Fog Moon
- Leonid meteor shower incl. Peak
- Geminid meteor shower incl. Peak
- Ursiden meteor shower incl. Peak

Link to subscribe the calendar:
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#SpaceEvents #Space

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November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM

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There is a supermoon visible tonight. The full moon in November is traditionally called the Beaver Moon or Fog Moon.

#SuperMoon #FullMoon #Moon #BeaverMoon #FogMoon

November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Sentinel-1D is launched on Ariane 6

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#Sentinel-1D has launched on an Ariane 6 rocket, joining the worlds most advanced Earth observation program Copernicus. This service is used by disaster response teams, environmental agencies, maritime authorities, and climate researchers.

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#ESA #Copernicus #Ariane6

November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM

Nemeth/Star Productions Originals TV Live Stream

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SPACE-FRIDAY Deep Dive Live Stream, all Deep Dive episodes followed by SPACE-FRIDAY Season 3 episodes, starts at 16:30 CET / 17:30 SAST / 22:30 THA

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#SpaceFriday #LiveStream #Live #PeerTube #Astronomy #Space #science

This is a periodic live stream where we broadcast episodes of our originals productions. We will announce the broadcast short before the start of the live stream. Our Originals broadcast on this ch...

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November 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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The first of 4 brand‑new SPACE‑FRIDAY Deep‑Dive episodes is now live! Take 5 minutes to unplug from the daily grind and soak in the breathtaking beauty of the universe

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#SpaceFriday #RechargeYourSoul #DeepDive #SpaceTravel #selfcare #wellbeing

October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM

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😎 First glimpses from space!

The new #Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first preliminary images during commissioning.

Sentinel-4’s spectrometer is hosted on @eumetsat.int's MTG-S1 satellite 🧪🌍

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The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone. Despite being preliminary, these images mark a major milestone in Europe’s ability to monitor air quality all the way from geostationary orbit, 36 000 kilometres above Earth.

This image depicts tropospheric nitrogen dioxide with clear pollution hotspots visible along the Mediterranean coast and over Italy’s Po Valley.

This image presents a vertical column density of sulphur dioxide. A distinct plume can be seen emerging from Mount Etna in Italy and drifting south-eastwards over the sea. Although Etna is currently relatively calm, much larger plumes are typically observed during periods of heightened volcanic activity.

In addition to natural emissions from volcanoes, sulphur dioxide is also released through human activities, particularly from ships burning high-sulphur fuels and power plants using brown coal.

This image shows a vertical column of ozone. While ozone high up in the stratosphere plays a crucial role in shielding life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation, ozone in the lower atmosphere acts as a pollutant, contributing to poor air quality and respiratory problems.

The overall ozone levels here are within the expected range.

This image of Europe and part of North Africa is based on the first Earth radiance spectra measured by Sentinel-4. The false-colour image, generated by assigning the signals in specific spectral ranges to red, green and blue, shows the land, ocean and clouds as expected.

October 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM

Gravity assists: trading energy with the planets

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Gravity assist explained from the perspective of a space craft.

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#ESA #GravityAssist #gravity #flyby #Story #science

October 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis

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June 2004! Apophis was discovered! In Dec 2004 he had an #Earth impact possibility of 2.2% for April 13, 2029 causing total destruction in a 250km radius. Further calculation concluded no impact in 2029. #ESA's #Ramses mission takes the chance to investigate #Apophis

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October 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM

Timelapse of Hera's Mars flyby

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A Timelaps video of Hera's flyby at Mars and it's moons.

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#ESA #Hera #SpaceExploration #Mars

October 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM

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European Space Agency

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🚀It’s almost time to shape the next chapter of Europe’s journey in space.

The European Space Agency’s Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, known as #CM25, will take place in Bremen, Germany, on 26 and 27 November 2025.

Journalists register here 👉
www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

October 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM

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🌎 🛰️ Check out the first data from the METimage instrument on board EUMETSAT's MetOp-SG-A1 satellite!

This advanced instrument observes clouds, land, sea and ice, providing key insights into weather forecasting, nowcasting, and climate monitoring. eumetsat.int/metimage-del...

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Captured between 10:43 and 10:59 CEST on 24 September, METimage’s very first image shows clouds connected with a cold weather front sweeping across central Europe and signs of convective storm activity developing over the Adriatic and central Mediterranean seas. High altitude, wispy cirrus clouds hint to potential turbulence over the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, while thin aircraft contrails are clearly visible over cloud-free western Denmark.

Where skies are clear, the Earth’s surface is revealed in fine detail: shimmering lakes can be seen in Türkiye, including the bright white salt flats of Lake Tuz, as well as the green landscapes of the Carpathians and Balkans, and Libya’s Waw an Namus volcanic caldera. Compared with AVHRR’s ~1 km resolution, METimage’s 500-metre view delivers about four times more detail, making it possible to pick out narrow cloud streets, thin valley fog and subtle coastal colour changes with far greater clarity.

October 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM

MTG-S1 and Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission highlights

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MTG-S1 part of the the Copernicus Sentinel-4 is an key part in weather and Earth observation, collecting atmospheric data and hourly air quality monitoring.

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#MTGSG1 #Copernicus #ESA #weather #EUMETSAT