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ESA Science

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Keeping you posted on space science activities from the European Space Agency. Web: esa.int/science Privacy Notice: esa.int/connectwithus

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Get ready for the 12 August #SolarEclipse with our educational kit. Packed full of activities designed for children aged 6-18, the English and Spanish kit invites you to build an eclipse simulator, a pinhole camera and even a home-made spectograph 👉 cesar.esa.int/index.php?Sect…
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Jun 25
You've seen @ESA_Euclid 's dazzling image of the Milky Way’s crowded heart. Now explore it yourself. Zoom in, zoom out, go wherever your curiosity takes you 🤩 – in #ESAsky 👇 sky.esa.int/esasky/?target…
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Jun 25
Inspector Smile has reached her science orbit! 😊 The European-Chinese team is now embarking on a two-month campaign to ‘commission’ the spacecraft, which involves switching on and testing out its toolbox of science instruments 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
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Jun 24
Today, @ESA_Euclid revealed the largest, most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's centre in visible light 🙌 This video takes you on a journey across this region. Turn up the volume and enjoy our galactic centre 🤩
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Jun 24
Find out more about this image 👉
ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart
From esa.int
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Jun 24
No less than 60 million stars in one image. It's possible thanks to the @ESA_Euclid mission. For just one day, Euclid turned its gaze to the crowded heart of the Milky Way and captured the largest, most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's centre in visible light. Let's
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Jun 24
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Astronomers pointed Euclid to this area to study exoplanets using a technique called microlensing. Discover how here 👉esa.int/Science_Explor… Thanks to these observations they will be able to confirm any exoplanet found in this region and measure its mass. 7/8
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Jun 24
#ESAEuclid proves time and again that it's a remarkable space telescope. In just one day, it captured a mosaic that covers the entire region that the Roman space telescope will monitor for planet hunting, delivering essential data for this quest. Follow the story at
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Jun 23
🥁🥁🥁 New Euclid image coming In 1995, astronomers turned @HUBBLE_space to a seemingly empty patch of sky. The now famous Hubble Deep Field turned back with 3000 galaxies. Now, astronomers have done the opposite. 1/2
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Jun 23
This time, they've turned @ESA_Euclid to the most crowded patch of sky we have. Stay tuned tomorrow as we reveal this image at 12:00 CEST 🤩 2/2
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European Space Agency
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Jun 23
Save the date and join our Open Days 2026. 19 - 20 Sept. - ESA HQ, Paris 🇫🇷 25 Sept. - ESA ESRIN, Frascati 🇮🇹 26 - 27 Sept. - ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk 🇳🇱 2 Oct. - ESA ESOC, Darmstadt 🇩🇪 3 Oct. - ESA ESAC, Villanueva de la Cañada 🇪🇸 10 Oct. - ESA ECSAT, Harwell 🇬🇧 Registration
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ESA Webb Telescope
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Jun 22
🆕 Webb has found clues to the ancient origins of 3I/ATLAS! As the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS began moving away from the Sun in December 2025 ☄️ astronomers took the opportunity to study its chemical makeup with the #NIRSpec instrument on Webb. This allowed them to understand
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Jun 18
Registrations open for the third Science Directorate Town Hall Join ESA Director of Science, Prof. @CGMundell on 24 June from 14:00 CEST for updates on the Science Programme, future priorities, opportunities for community engagement and a live Q&A. 1/2
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Jun 18
The virtual event is open to all members of the scientific community. For more details check out this link 👉 cosmos.esa.int/web/dsci_townh… 2/2
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Home - DSCI TownHall Meeting - Cosmos
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Jun 17
There are more than 30 'dust devils' hiding in our latest photo from Mars Express Can you find them all? 🧐 Discover the answer and find out more about these tornado-like whirlwinds here 👉 esa.int/Science_Explor…
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