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European Space Agency retweeted
. @ESA_Euclid discovers its first comet ☄️
That's quite impressive for a #DarkUniverse detective 🕵️ meant to take deep, steady images of distant galaxies, not fast-moving tiny objects.
Discover more about the comet 👉 esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
European Space Agency retweeted
🌕🚀 Over the past two weeks we’ve gone from lunar laser ranging to resource prospecting and lunar communications. Here’s a recap of
@esa’s upcoming lunar science and tech demo missions, in order of launch 🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
ALT Moonset over Earth, captured by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot from the International Space Station.
European Space Agency retweeted
A prolific decade in Mars orbit.
@esa’s Trace Gas Orbiter slipped into orbit around Mars at 17:24 CEST on 19 October 2016.
Here are some impressive facts and figures about our largest Mars explorer 👇
ALT Infographic with facts and figures about ESA's largest Mars explorer, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
We're developing a service station for the Moon. 🌕
OASIS will provide power, communications and data services to scientific experiments, helping them survive the two-week lunar night and operate for years on the surface.
Read more: esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
European Space Agency retweeted
🌕 Big missions aren't the only way to discover the Moon.
Through the Moon Explore initiative, @esa is developing a new generation of smaller, faster missions to investigate the lunar environment and its resources.
🔗 Find out more: esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
RT @Arianespace: 🚀 VA267 – LE-04 : Ariane 6's 10th flight is on the horizon!
Arianespace is preparing to launch 36 Amazon Leo satellites a…
Launching on 19 October, @JAXA_en's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission will attempt a world-first sample return from Mars’s moon Phobos. We're contributing deep-space communication technology and ground station support to help make the mission possible.
Read more: esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
ALT MMX at Mars and Phobos
🔴 LIVE at 11:00 CEST.
After 237 days in space, ESA astronaut @Soph_astro will hold her first news conference since returning from the ISS.
Join Sophie and our Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander as they reflect on the #εpsilon mission and answer media questions.
▶️ Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=MSOwEyyn…
🔴 Live in 30 min: ESA DG @AschbacherJosef opens a panel discussion on protecting Europe’s critical infrastructure through satellite sovereignty. #WFS2026
Watch from 15:30 CEST 👉youtube.com/live/F9mg8sondhM
Welcome home, Sophie! After nearly eight months on the International Space Station, our astronaut @Soph_astro has returned to Europe. She will now begin post-flight recovery and research activities at our European Astronaut Centre in Cologne.
esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
ALT In front of a sunrise sky, three people in blue overalls stand behind a table with microphones. The middle person is astronaut Sophie Adenot
Welcome back to Europe @Soph_astro!
A very special moment welcoming @Soph_astro back to Europe this morning.
An emotional return, but Sophie was as strong and inspiring as ever. And one of her first messages was to thank the whole @ESA and @CNES teams for their professionalism and excellent support throughout her mission.
Welcome home, Sophie🌎
European Space Agency retweeted
Exploration was on everyone’s minds at #IAC2026. That's a good sign because decisions are being taken now that will determine Europe's role in explorarion for decades to come.
To stay relevant in the greater space arena, we must define a true European way forward that preserves our ability to choose how we engage in space and creates the conditions our industry needs to grow and shine.
Mission accomplished. ✅
After 237 days in space, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has returned safely to Earth, concluding her record-breaking #εpsilon mission packed with science, technology demonstrations and three spacewalks.
Welcome home, Sophie!!
🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber
ALT Crew-12 returning back to Earth
Welcome home Crew-12!
🪂 🌊 Splashdown!
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and her Crew-12 crewmates have safely returned to Earth aboard Dragon Freedom. 🌍
This moment marks the end of the orbital phase of the #εpsilon mission.
Welcome home, Sophie!
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🔴 LIVE NOW: Sophie Adenot and her crewmates return to Earth.
Follow the mission milestones on @esaspaceflight
▶️ Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=dqI0Ds4F…
Sentinel-3C sent its first views of Earth!
🔗esa.int/Applications/Observi…
Envisioned, built, and launched by Europe.
@ESA keeps delivering the reliable satellites that enable the @EU_Commission's world-leading Copernicus programme.
And now, Sentinel-3C is showing us what it can do.
esa.int/Applications/Observi…
ALT Sentinel-3C's first image over Italy
European Space Agency retweeted
🤝We're teaming up with @IAU_CPS to keep the night sky dark and quiet. With more and more satellites in orbit, their reflected light and radio frequency interference become a challenge for both professional astronomy and simple stargazing. Learn what we can do 👉esa.int/Space_Safety/Clean_S…
Image credit: F. Kamphues, ESO/M. Kornmesser
ALT One hour of satellites over the northern Atacama Desert in Chile leave many streaks across the normally dark sky (October 2025).
European Space Agency retweeted
🌔 Landing on the Moon is harder than it looks.
📸 @esa’s LandCam-X camera will capture imagery during a real lunar landing to help engineers improve the navigation technologies needed for safer, precise landings.
🔗 Find out more: esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
