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A new £ 57 million investment in advanced Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technologies will support UK strengths in this important area, making the UK the largest contributor to ESA's Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). 📍
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A new £ 57 million investment in advanced Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technologies will support UK strengths in this important area, making the UK the largest contributor to ESA's Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). 📍
£120 million investment in Earth Observation to support new mission studies and harness the data returned from climate and environment monitoring satellites. 🌍
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
£120 million investment in Earth Observation to support new mission studies and harness the data returned from climate and environment monitoring satellites. 🌍
The UK's leading role in space science backed by a £511 million commitment to ESA's core budget, which will support upcoming missions like PLATO and Ariel and put UK astronomers at the forefront of research into newly discovered planets. 🔭
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The UK's leading role in space science backed by a £511 million commitment to ESA's core budget, which will support upcoming missions like PLATO and Ariel and put UK astronomers at the forefront of research into newly discovered planets. 🔭
£261 million for high-growth UK space programmes including Commercialisation, GSTP and ARTES will support a new direct-to-device satellite system, boosting mobile connectivity in hard-to-reach areas and during emergencies. 📡 🛰️
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
£261 million for high-growth UK space programmes including Commercialisation, GSTP and ARTES will support a new direct-to-device satellite system, boosting mobile connectivity in hard-to-reach areas and during emergencies. 📡 🛰️
🔴 Secured the future of the Rosalind Franklin rover, built in the UK by Airbus and due to lift off in 2028.
Its Enfys and PanCam instruments – funded by us and led by @aberuni.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk MSSL – will identify areas for analysis, which could reveal evidence of life on Mars. 🦠
Its Enfys and PanCam instruments – funded by us and led by @aberuni.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk MSSL – will identify areas for analysis, which could reveal evidence of life on Mars. 🦠
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🔴 Secured the future of the Rosalind Franklin rover, built in the UK by Airbus and due to lift off in 2028.
Its Enfys and PanCam instruments – funded by us and led by @aberuni.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk MSSL – will identify areas for analysis, which could reveal evidence of life on Mars. 🦠
Its Enfys and PanCam instruments – funded by us and led by @aberuni.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk MSSL – will identify areas for analysis, which could reveal evidence of life on Mars. 🦠
Also secured during #CM25:
☀️ Funding for the UK-led ESA Vigil mission, designed & built by @airbus.com Space in Stevenage, that will monitor solar activity and give advance warning of dangerous solar storms.
☀️ Funding for the UK-led ESA Vigil mission, designed & built by @airbus.com Space in Stevenage, that will monitor solar activity and give advance warning of dangerous solar storms.
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Also secured during #CM25:
☀️ Funding for the UK-led ESA Vigil mission, designed & built by @airbus.com Space in Stevenage, that will monitor solar activity and give advance warning of dangerous solar storms.
☀️ Funding for the UK-led ESA Vigil mission, designed & built by @airbus.com Space in Stevenage, that will monitor solar activity and give advance warning of dangerous solar storms.
This funding returns to UK industry and universities as contracts, putting British scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs at the forefront of global space programmes. Evaluation shows that every £1 invested in ESA returns £7.49 in direct benefits to the UK economy. 💷
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This funding returns to UK industry and universities as contracts, putting British scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs at the forefront of global space programmes. Evaluation shows that every £1 invested in ESA returns £7.49 in direct benefits to the UK economy. 💷
Ministers’ negotiations at @esa.int #CM25 in Bremen, Germany, have now concluded. 🤝
So, what are some of the outcomes? 👇
The UK will invest £1.7 billion in ESA programmes, driving economic growth, strengthening national security and supporting innovations in connectivity and public services.
So, what are some of the outcomes? 👇
The UK will invest £1.7 billion in ESA programmes, driving economic growth, strengthening national security and supporting innovations in connectivity and public services.
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite has successfully launched and is now in orbit, monitoring global sea levels from space. 🛰️
It will measure sea surface height and wind speeds to improve weather forecasts and climate predictions. 🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
It will measure sea surface height and wind speeds to improve weather forecasts and climate predictions. 🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite has successfully launched and is now in orbit, monitoring global sea levels from space. 🛰️
It will measure sea surface height and wind speeds to improve weather forecasts and climate predictions. 🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
It will measure sea surface height and wind speeds to improve weather forecasts and climate predictions. 🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
Preparations are underway for the launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite, with a UK propulsion system on board. 🛰️
Scheduled for launch on Monday, it will monitor sea levels from space to improve weather and climate forecasts. 🌍
Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Scheduled for launch on Monday, it will monitor sea levels from space to improve weather and climate forecasts. 🌍
Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Preparations are underway for the launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite, with a UK propulsion system on board. 🛰️
Scheduled for launch on Monday, it will monitor sea levels from space to improve weather and climate forecasts. 🌍
Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Scheduled for launch on Monday, it will monitor sea levels from space to improve weather and climate forecasts. 🌍
Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Space: the final fright-ier! 👻
This "monster" nebula, called DR 6, sits in the constellation of Cygnus and houses 10 massive newborn stars – each 10-20 times bigger than our Sun.
The spooky "eyes" and "mouth" were carved by stellar winds and heat from the centre stars.
This "monster" nebula, called DR 6, sits in the constellation of Cygnus and houses 10 massive newborn stars – each 10-20 times bigger than our Sun.
The spooky "eyes" and "mouth" were carved by stellar winds and heat from the centre stars.
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Space: the final fright-ier! 👻
This "monster" nebula, called DR 6, sits in the constellation of Cygnus and houses 10 massive newborn stars – each 10-20 times bigger than our Sun.
The spooky "eyes" and "mouth" were carved by stellar winds and heat from the centre stars.
This "monster" nebula, called DR 6, sits in the constellation of Cygnus and houses 10 massive newborn stars – each 10-20 times bigger than our Sun.
The spooky "eyes" and "mouth" were carved by stellar winds and heat from the centre stars.
Ground control to Major Tom(b) 💀
The skull-shaped asteroid 2015 TB145 flew safely past Earth on Halloween 2015.
Scientists determined this ghoulish-looking celestial object is likely a dead comet that lost its volatile materials after countless trips around the Sun. ☄️ ☀️
The skull-shaped asteroid 2015 TB145 flew safely past Earth on Halloween 2015.
Scientists determined this ghoulish-looking celestial object is likely a dead comet that lost its volatile materials after countless trips around the Sun. ☄️ ☀️
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Ground control to Major Tom(b) 💀
The skull-shaped asteroid 2015 TB145 flew safely past Earth on Halloween 2015.
Scientists determined this ghoulish-looking celestial object is likely a dead comet that lost its volatile materials after countless trips around the Sun. ☄️ ☀️
The skull-shaped asteroid 2015 TB145 flew safely past Earth on Halloween 2015.
Scientists determined this ghoulish-looking celestial object is likely a dead comet that lost its volatile materials after countless trips around the Sun. ☄️ ☀️
Houston, we have a pumpkin. 🎃
This spooky snap of our Sun was taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in October 2014, where its active regions combined to resemble a jack-o-lantern face.
These active regions emit more light and energy, which is why they appear brighter. ☀️
This spooky snap of our Sun was taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in October 2014, where its active regions combined to resemble a jack-o-lantern face.
These active regions emit more light and energy, which is why they appear brighter. ☀️
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Houston, we have a pumpkin. 🎃
This spooky snap of our Sun was taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in October 2014, where its active regions combined to resemble a jack-o-lantern face.
These active regions emit more light and energy, which is why they appear brighter. ☀️
This spooky snap of our Sun was taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in October 2014, where its active regions combined to resemble a jack-o-lantern face.
These active regions emit more light and energy, which is why they appear brighter. ☀️
Happy Halloween! 🎃
It's not just Earth that's getting spooky today – space has some cosmically creepy sights too. 👻
The Witch Head Nebula, known as IC 2118, is a reflection nebula that glows an eerie blue colour thanks to light reflected from its star Rigel.
It's not just Earth that's getting spooky today – space has some cosmically creepy sights too. 👻
The Witch Head Nebula, known as IC 2118, is a reflection nebula that glows an eerie blue colour thanks to light reflected from its star Rigel.
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Happy Halloween! 🎃
It's not just Earth that's getting spooky today – space has some cosmically creepy sights too. 👻
The Witch Head Nebula, known as IC 2118, is a reflection nebula that glows an eerie blue colour thanks to light reflected from its star Rigel.
It's not just Earth that's getting spooky today – space has some cosmically creepy sights too. 👻
The Witch Head Nebula, known as IC 2118, is a reflection nebula that glows an eerie blue colour thanks to light reflected from its star Rigel.
Ready to train like an astronaut?
Teachers - sign up your class for Mission X, engaging with space to promote fitness and teamwork! ☄️🏃
Mission X is joint programme between us, the @esa.int and ESERO UK, connecting classrooms to space. 🌔
Learn more and sign up 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/19/t...
Teachers - sign up your class for Mission X, engaging with space to promote fitness and teamwork! ☄️🏃
Mission X is joint programme between us, the @esa.int and ESERO UK, connecting classrooms to space. 🌔
Learn more and sign up 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/19/t...
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Ready to train like an astronaut?
Teachers - sign up your class for Mission X, engaging with space to promote fitness and teamwork! ☄️🏃
Mission X is joint programme between us, the @esa.int and ESERO UK, connecting classrooms to space. 🌔
Learn more and sign up 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/19/t...
Teachers - sign up your class for Mission X, engaging with space to promote fitness and teamwork! ☄️🏃
Mission X is joint programme between us, the @esa.int and ESERO UK, connecting classrooms to space. 🌔
Learn more and sign up 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/19/t...
UK stargazers - the Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight! 🔭
The Orionids is the result of fragments of debris left by Halley’s Comet as it last passed through our inner Solar System in 1986, and will enter our atmosphere at around 66 kilometres (40 miles) per second. ☄️
The Orionids is the result of fragments of debris left by Halley’s Comet as it last passed through our inner Solar System in 1986, and will enter our atmosphere at around 66 kilometres (40 miles) per second. ☄️
October 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
UK stargazers - the Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight! 🔭
The Orionids is the result of fragments of debris left by Halley’s Comet as it last passed through our inner Solar System in 1986, and will enter our atmosphere at around 66 kilometres (40 miles) per second. ☄️
The Orionids is the result of fragments of debris left by Halley’s Comet as it last passed through our inner Solar System in 1986, and will enter our atmosphere at around 66 kilometres (40 miles) per second. ☄️
Proud to share our CEO Paul Bate is in The Raconteur 50 for exceptional leadership! 🎉
Under his leadership, the UK Space Agency is helping transform our space sector's capabilities into tangible benefits for society and the economy. 🛰️ 🌍
Read more 👉 www.raconteur.net/leadership/t...
Under his leadership, the UK Space Agency is helping transform our space sector's capabilities into tangible benefits for society and the economy. 🛰️ 🌍
Read more 👉 www.raconteur.net/leadership/t...
October 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Proud to share our CEO Paul Bate is in The Raconteur 50 for exceptional leadership! 🎉
Under his leadership, the UK Space Agency is helping transform our space sector's capabilities into tangible benefits for society and the economy. 🛰️ 🌍
Read more 👉 www.raconteur.net/leadership/t...
Under his leadership, the UK Space Agency is helping transform our space sector's capabilities into tangible benefits for society and the economy. 🛰️ 🌍
Read more 👉 www.raconteur.net/leadership/t...
On 15 December 2015, Tim Peake became the UK’s second astronaut when he launched to the International Space Station. 🚀
He flew with crewmates Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko. 👨🚀👨🚀👨🚀
Watch the highlights of Tim’s mission 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
#WSW2025
He flew with crewmates Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko. 👨🚀👨🚀👨🚀
Watch the highlights of Tim’s mission 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
#WSW2025
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
On 15 December 2015, Tim Peake became the UK’s second astronaut when he launched to the International Space Station. 🚀
He flew with crewmates Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko. 👨🚀👨🚀👨🚀
Watch the highlights of Tim’s mission 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
#WSW2025
He flew with crewmates Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko. 👨🚀👨🚀👨🚀
Watch the highlights of Tim’s mission 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
#WSW2025
It's #WSW2025 and the theme this year is “Living in Space". 👩🚀👨🚀
In 1991, Helen Sharman became Britain’s first astronaut when she launched to the Mir space station as a research cosmonaut. 🚀🇬🇧
Her mission lasted 8 days, during which time she conducted medical and agricultural experiments. 🌍
#WSW2025
In 1991, Helen Sharman became Britain’s first astronaut when she launched to the Mir space station as a research cosmonaut. 🚀🇬🇧
Her mission lasted 8 days, during which time she conducted medical and agricultural experiments. 🌍
#WSW2025
October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It’s Supermoon Season! 🌕
The first of 3 supermoons of 2025 - the full Harvest Moon - will appear tonight, rising at 6:20 pm BST. 🔭
It will be the largest and brightest full Moon this year.
If you miss this one, don't worry - two more supermoons are coming in November and December. 🌕
#WSW2025
The first of 3 supermoons of 2025 - the full Harvest Moon - will appear tonight, rising at 6:20 pm BST. 🔭
It will be the largest and brightest full Moon this year.
If you miss this one, don't worry - two more supermoons are coming in November and December. 🌕
#WSW2025
October 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It’s Supermoon Season! 🌕
The first of 3 supermoons of 2025 - the full Harvest Moon - will appear tonight, rising at 6:20 pm BST. 🔭
It will be the largest and brightest full Moon this year.
If you miss this one, don't worry - two more supermoons are coming in November and December. 🌕
#WSW2025
The first of 3 supermoons of 2025 - the full Harvest Moon - will appear tonight, rising at 6:20 pm BST. 🔭
It will be the largest and brightest full Moon this year.
If you miss this one, don't worry - two more supermoons are coming in November and December. 🌕
#WSW2025
It's World Space Week and this year's theme: 'Living in Space'.
We'll be marking #WSW2025 by looking at how astronauts live and work in space, and highlighting the UK's human spaceflight achievements - from Helen Sharman's Mir mission to Tim Peake's flight to the International Space Station. 👩🚀👨🚀
We'll be marking #WSW2025 by looking at how astronauts live and work in space, and highlighting the UK's human spaceflight achievements - from Helen Sharman's Mir mission to Tim Peake's flight to the International Space Station. 👩🚀👨🚀
October 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It's World Space Week and this year's theme: 'Living in Space'.
We'll be marking #WSW2025 by looking at how astronauts live and work in space, and highlighting the UK's human spaceflight achievements - from Helen Sharman's Mir mission to Tim Peake's flight to the International Space Station. 👩🚀👨🚀
We'll be marking #WSW2025 by looking at how astronauts live and work in space, and highlighting the UK's human spaceflight achievements - from Helen Sharman's Mir mission to Tim Peake's flight to the International Space Station. 👩🚀👨🚀
We’re boosting 23 international projects with £6.5m! 🚀
These collaborations with global partners span cutting-edge areas from lunar agriculture to orbital threat detection - demonstrating the UK's commitment to global partnerships and innovation. 🤝🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
These collaborations with global partners span cutting-edge areas from lunar agriculture to orbital threat detection - demonstrating the UK's commitment to global partnerships and innovation. 🤝🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
September 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We’re boosting 23 international projects with £6.5m! 🚀
These collaborations with global partners span cutting-edge areas from lunar agriculture to orbital threat detection - demonstrating the UK's commitment to global partnerships and innovation. 🤝🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
These collaborations with global partners span cutting-edge areas from lunar agriculture to orbital threat detection - demonstrating the UK's commitment to global partnerships and innovation. 🤝🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
Tomorrow, NASA’s IMAP mission will liftoff from Kennedy Space Center at 12:32 pm BST.🚀
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social’s MAG instrument, funded by us, will measure the interplanetary magnetic field and identify the waves that scatter particles in the solar wind.☀️
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/c...
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social’s MAG instrument, funded by us, will measure the interplanetary magnetic field and identify the waves that scatter particles in the solar wind.☀️
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/c...
September 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Tomorrow, NASA’s IMAP mission will liftoff from Kennedy Space Center at 12:32 pm BST.🚀
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social’s MAG instrument, funded by us, will measure the interplanetary magnetic field and identify the waves that scatter particles in the solar wind.☀️
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/c...
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social’s MAG instrument, funded by us, will measure the interplanetary magnetic field and identify the waves that scatter particles in the solar wind.☀️
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/c...
With £1.5 million of funding from us, 6 innovative projects will use satellite technology and AI to deliver real-world impact across a range of Britain's sectors. 🛰️🚅🌱
We're bringing the benefits of space down to Earth. 🌍🔭
👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
We're bringing the benefits of space down to Earth. 🌍🔭
👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
September 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
With £1.5 million of funding from us, 6 innovative projects will use satellite technology and AI to deliver real-world impact across a range of Britain's sectors. 🛰️🚅🌱
We're bringing the benefits of space down to Earth. 🌍🔭
👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
We're bringing the benefits of space down to Earth. 🌍🔭
👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
The UK is playing a huge role in the mission, from leading on the science to the design and build of the camera electronics. 📸
Read more about the UK's involvement in the mission 👉 gov.uk/government/c...
Read more about the UK's involvement in the mission 👉 gov.uk/government/c...
September 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The UK is playing a huge role in the mission, from leading on the science to the design and build of the camera electronics. 📸
Read more about the UK's involvement in the mission 👉 gov.uk/government/c...
Read more about the UK's involvement in the mission 👉 gov.uk/government/c...