ESA Discovery and Preparation's podcast series continues with the exploration of a new technology designed to assess the biotoxicity of lunar dust.

Yesterday, the four Artemis II astronauts visited ESA’s technical site in the Netherlands, where they met the team behind the European Service Module that powered their Orion spacecraft around the Moo...

One robotic arm to rule them all

Assembling a spacecraft is a complicated process, and one that requires materials that are far from ordinary. To ensure the success of the European Space Agency’s missions, researchers in the Material...

The inchworm may not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think of planetary explorers, but a recent ESA Discovery activity led by the University of Gothenburg looked to one of nature's mo...

Sensitive and sturdy

The great parachute bake-out

Since July 2025, the European Space Agency’s pair of Proba-3 satellites has already created 57 artificial solar eclipses. So far, the mission has collected more than 250&...

At ESA, we are always looking for talented professionals to contribute to our inspiring space missions. At the 2025 Ministerial Council in Bremen,  European ministers responsible for research and tech...