Watch live: #Artemis II launch
The first launch opportunity for Artemis II, the first mission to bring astronauts towards the #Moon in over 50 years, is set for 1 April at 18:24 local time (2 April at 00:24 CEST).
Tune in from one hour before launch at 22:24 BST / 23:24 CEST on #ESA Web TV to watch the launch.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Watch_live_Artemis_II_launch
These unofficial Mastodon accounts of space agencies are bots that merely share news items the agencies publish elsewhere, yet the accounts have quite a lot of followers:
- NASA: @nasa 71K followers
- ESA: @esa 1.4K followers
There's an unfulfilled demand for public institutions to communicate on open and independent platforms.
Close up image and animation of Comet67P
Full size image 3000x3000: https://flic.kr/p/2q5WmRH
Video: https://flic.kr/p/2q648Ym
ESA Rosetta Orbiter
Instrument: OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera
Target: 67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO
Altitude: 28 km
Time: 2016-04-23
Filters Near IR + Orange + Blue
Product IDs & more info on Flickr.
Raw image 1/3: https://rosetta-osiris.eu/image/NAC_2016-04-23T06.06.10.011
Credit:
Processing: Andrea Luck CC BY
Raw data: ESA/Rosetta/MPS/OSIRIS/IAA/INTA
Celebrating the women working on ESA/NASA #SolarOrbiter mission on this #WomenInScience day.
A new atomic clock in space could help us measure elevations on Earth.
@technologyreview reports: "The European Space Agency’s ACES mission could ultimately pave the way for a global network of atomic clocks that make these measurements far more accurate."
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🛰️ 'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft
｢ The lost spacecraft had been "tumbling" when an ESA team in Spain "saw that some sunlight is actually hitting the solar panels," Aschbacher explained.
They seized the chance, using this small amount of power to re-establish a connection.
The spacecraft's solar panel is now facing the sun, allowing it to charge its batteries ｣
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-miracle-europe-reconnects-lost-spacecraft.html
