Metre-sized meteoroid 2026 RW1 (previously known as CERNQ52) hit the ocean off NW Australia on Sunday afternoon - but the impact was forecast roughly six hours in advance, using ESA’s Meerkat automated system for predicting imminent impactors! neo.ssa.esa.int/imminent-imp…

🎬Our double-satellite Proba-3 eclipse-making mission profiled on Astrum 👉 youtu.be/fv5lJjR6DmQ?is=yNKx…

You’re left with a showstopper bake that is sure to impress the judges – oh wait – we mean the planetary protection experts, of course! 😉 Your squeaky-clean parachute is ready to safely land the #ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars. Here’s how the experts do it: esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image… @ESA_Exomars @esaspaceflight

Tech startups assemble - at our recent Demo Day at @SBICNoordwijk. Read about how @ESA's Business Incubation Centres grew into the largest incubation network in Europe in our latest annual Highlights publication (starting p24): esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publica…

Where there’s a wing there’s a way! Time-lapse of a section of aircraft wing being 3D printed in lightweight plastic. Startup Wren Aerospace – based at @SBICNoordwijk – is developing uncrewed aircraft to perform satellite-like communication or observation functions while hanging in the stratosphere wrenaerospace.com/

Check out ESA's 50 milestone achievements during our first half century in our ESA Delivers brochure: esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publica…

One small step for a European... On this day in history - 20 Oct 1995 - ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter performed the first ESA spacewalk, during his Euromir mission to the Mir space station

🌈 Leiden Canal Pride Parade 2025: ESA Joins the Celebration Again! 🌈 We’re thrilled to announce that for the second year in a row, ESA ESTEC, our technical heart in the Netherlands, will proudly participate in the Leiden Canal Pride Parade! 🚣🏾‍♀️🏳️‍🌈 Join us on Saturday at 13:30 CEST as the boat parade sets off from the beautiful Galgewater, sailing through Leiden’s stunning historic city center until about 17:00 CEST. Here’s the route we’ll be cruising: - Departure from Galgewater - Clockwise sailing to Turfmarkt - Passing through Oude Singel/Oude Vest - Along the Haven - Following the Oude Rijn - And rounding off at Apothekersdijk - Ending back at the Galgewater Come cheer us on and let’s celebrate diversity together! #SpaceForAll ❤️ #canalprideleiden #prideleiden #pride

Read all our 50 hallmark achievements to mark ESA's first half century in our ESA Delivers booklet, downloadable here: esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publica…

Today at #ESTEC in 🇳🇱 we celebrate 30 years of ESA Navigation activities, which resulted in the world's most accurate satellite navigation system, Galileo - one of our 50 hallmark achievements in our 50 year anniversary!

📢 You are invited to the 7th @esa #Quantum Technology Conference, the reference point and hub for European institutions, space industry, and academia involved in quantum technologies for space! 📅 7-9 October in Crete, Greece at @FORTH_ITE. Early bird registration still open: nikal.eventsair.com/7th-quan…