Our #HubbleTopImage captures the planetary nebula PN Hb 12! 🦋 Its butterfly-like structure formed as a Sun-like star approached the end of its life and puffed its outer layers into the surrounding space. 1/3

🆕 This NASA/ESA HUBBLE Telescope image shows our latest unexpected interstellar visitor, now called Comet 3I/ATLAS. The comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid icy nucleus, with size estimated up to 5 km across.

🚀 Registrations are OPEN for the European Research & Innovation Days! Secure your spot and join us on 16–17 September to meet the experts and policymakers shaping Europe’s future. Register here: europa.eu/!Mw6ybX #RiDaysEU #EUSpace #EUDefence

Are you a student interested in small satellites? 🛰️🦾 The 14th European CubeSat Symposium at the University of Glasgow is your chance to present your work, network with the CubeSat community and boost your space career. ESA Academy’s sponsorship is helping  you to get there!

Did you know that Metop-SGA1 is designed to work alongside Meteosat geostationary satellites, filling gaps with detailed polar views? This synergy boosts the precision of weather forecasts, enabling faster responses to changing conditions across the globe.

Ecco qualche immagine recente della tuta per attività extraveicolari che la texana Axiom Space sta realizzando per conto della NASA, in collaborazione con il brand di moda PRADA. Sarà indossata dalle astronaute e dagli #astronauti sulla #Luna, nell’ambito di NASA Artemis

Get your coffee and snacks ready - liftoff of Metop-SG-A1, which hosts Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package, is set for 02:37 CEST on 13 August🚀 Keep us company and follow the launch live on esawebtv.esa.int from 02:10 CEST.

European Space Agency And this was the view from Kourou!

🚀 Mission success for flight #VA264! On August 12, 2025 at 10:41 p.m. Kourou local time (01:41 a.m. UTC, 3:41 a.m. CEST, on August 13), #Ariane6 placed #MetopSGA1 into a sun-synchronous orbit for @Eumetsat, reaffirming Europe's commitment to Earth observation- (1/3)

We have received confirmation that MetOp-SG-A1 is alive and well, after its solar array has been deployed, ensuring that the satellite could generate power🔋 We can now celebrate two new missions, EUMETSAT's MetOp-SG-A1 and Copernicus EU Sentinel-5A: esa.int/Applications/O…

🛰 MetOp-SG-A1’s solar panels are deployed, and Sentinel-5A is flying safe! ️ 🚀Another successful launch for Copernicus EU. And there is much more to come for the #EUSpace Programme.🇪🇺🌌 Arianespace EUMETSAT Copernicus ECMWF ESA Earth Observation

#MetopSGA1 - carrying the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission onboard - successfully launched from Kourou on an #Ariane6 rocket at 02:37 CEST. 🥳 Together they’ll deliver sharper forecasts, stronger climate data, & vital air quality insights: bit.ly/40WRNC8

Stanotte, su un lanciatore Ariane 6, dalla Guyana Francese è decollato il primo satellite meteorologico di seconda generazione #MetOp, il MetOp SG A1 A bordo, come parte della sua strumentazione, anche il #Sentinel5 della costellazione per l’osservazione della Terra, Copernicus

Another fully European launch carrying European missions that will carry on a legacy of crucial applications here on Earth, for Europeans. This is what @ESA is about: space for Europe!

Great success .. congratulations to all the teams European Space Agency ESA Earth Observation Copernicus EU EUMETSAT #sentinel5A ArianeGroup

Couldn't stay up for the launch tonight? Watch the highlights with us today! 🫰 This stunning picture shows the moment #Ariane6 left the ground at the European spaceport in French Guiana, on 13 August at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 local time). 📸 ESA - S. Corvaja

🚀 Didn't manage to catch our launch last week? We've got you covered! Relive the highlights of our latest Ariane 6 flight #VA264 launching @EUMETSAT's Metop-SG-A1 and Copernicus EU's Sentinel-5A to orbit! 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=xkfwgz…

E quando a Roma ? Emilio Cozzi Radio 24 …. Magari con Luca Parmitano European Space Agency ESA_Italia

European Space Agency Luca Parmitano Rosemary Coogan ESA Earth Observation ESA Science ESA Webb Telescope Here's our latest space photographer, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, capturing our planet's beauty from 400 km above in the International Space Station's Cupola – Europe's window to the world. Happy #WorldPhotographyDay! 📸

French Research & Industry ministers announce French delivery of 10-year launch operator's license to Avio, which takes over Vega rocket launch operations from ArianeGroup Arianespace following Nov 2023 agreement during European Space Agency ministers' meeting. CNES Agenzia Spaziale ITA.