Europe's nighttime glow from space 🌍 This first colour mosaic of the continent at night was created from 7000+ pictures taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

20 years of science on white Mars ❄️ @esa.int doctors spend 13 months at Concordia station in Antarctica to prepare for future space exploration 🌌 Find out what it takes 👇 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

2025 was a landmark year for Europe in space 🚀 From celebrating 50 years of ESA to new missions and scientific breakthroughs, the year reaffirmed Europe’s leadership in science, exploration, climate action and innovation. 🎥 Watch our highlights video: youtu.be/obJbRWZ8f1Y?...

#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to join French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on Monday 5 January, 14:00 CET, for a press conference at ESA EAC to learn more about her first mission into space (in French/English). Details👇 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre... @exploration.esa.int @cnes.fr @fr.esa.int

Behind the scenes of astronaut training 🇩🇪 Cologne ➡️ Houston 🇺🇸 👨‍🚀 145 kg spacesuit 🌊 Underwater drills 🧯 Emergency training 🎧 @esa.int astronaut Pablo Álvarez Fernández shares his journey in this #ESAExplores episode. 🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... ▶️ Also available on all major podcast platforms.

🚀 Could you spend 100 days in isolation? Starting April 2026, @esa.int's SOLIS100 study at @dlr-en.bsky.social's :envihab in Cologne 🇩🇪 will simulate life on the Moon or Mars to learn how humans adapt and keep future crews healthy far from Earth. Learn more 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

📦 Delivery of bedrest samples completed! 🧪 + 4300 specimens from @esa.int's Vivaldi III study are now in the new European exploration biobank in Portugal. 👩‍🚀 Here's what we stored from the latest batch for human spaceflight research at –80°C.

#ESAhighlights 2025 is out now. 👀 Read our free ESA Highlights magazine, summarising a complete year of space activity in impactful images and in-depth articles. 📅 👇 www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA... Full PDF 🔗 esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/corpora...

🎉 Big win for Team BREMEN! 🏆 They’ve claimed the @esa.int prize of €500 000 at the 2nd Space Resources Challenge for their innovative regolith handling solution at LUNA in Cologne 🇩🇪🚀 👏 Congrats to all teams pushing Europe’s exploration forward! 🔗 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

🤖 A robot in the Netherlands controlled from the UK. @esa.int's human-robot interactions team linked engineers at its ECSAT 🇬🇧 site to a robotic arm at ESTEC 🇳🇱. 🔗 www.esa.int/Space_in_Mem...

🟥 Rolling out the red carpet for Mars exploration takes a couple of hinges. ⚙️ Here's the mechanism that will allow @esa.int's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover to step onto the martian surface. 👉🔗 How it works: www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

📪 Scientists are already preparing for a delivery from Mars. 👩‍🔬 How will they seal, transport and analyse martian samples on Earth? 📝 @esa.int and NASA teams share their plan to maximise scientific discoveries: blogs.esa.int/to-mars-and-...

Our #MarsExpress spots a strange shape on Mars, formed as a space rock collided with the planet's dusty surface. It's known as a 'butterfly crater' but we see a walnut, an insect, the Eye of Sauron, or perhaps a moth... what do you think? More info and images 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭 🧪

We expect our #CM25 Press Conference livestream to now begin at 12:30 GMT13:30 CET. Thank you for bearing with us during this slight delay!

Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe and from Canada kicked-off @esa.int’s Council at Ministerial level in Bremen yesterday to define the Agency’s budget and programmatic priorities for the coming 3 years–decisions that will shape Europe’s role in space for the decade ahead.

⭐ This is Goal 5: Inspire Europe. Decisions made during #CM25 will advance our Strategy 2040, which focuses on five goals to show how important space is for European citizens. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Gt...

Europe holds a distinct advantage in space. Through ESA, Europe can act swiftly and decisively to grow its leadership, resilience and autonomy. #CM25 www.linkedin.com/pulse/all-un...

🚀🌙 How do you prepare for life on the Moon? Start with a flight that bends gravity. @esa.int's parabolic flight campaign gave scientists hands-on time in lunar gravity aboard the @airzerog.bsky.social plane—testing how humans and tech adapt for future Moon missions. 🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

Decisions made during #CM25 will advance our Strategy 2040, which focuses on five goals to show how important space is for European citizens. This is Goal 2: Explore and Discover www.youtube.com/watch?v=quVf...

🌙 Argonaut's lunar lander family grows. 🚀 Starting in 2030, @esa.int's Argonaut will deliver vital cargo to the Moon's surface. 🤝 Meet the partners getting us there 🔗 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇬🇧🇩🇪 @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social, OHB, Nammo

🌕 Join us live at 10:00 CET from @esa.int's European Astronaut Centre in Cologne 🇩🇪 to see the Argonaut family grow. ESA's lunar lander programme will support future cargo and crewed missions to the Moon and help build a sustainable human presence beyond Earth. 📺 Watch on #ESAWebTV: watch.esa.int

❄️ Cold nights, crew dynamics and cosmic curiosity. Meet @esa.int astronaut reserve member Carmen Possnig as she shares life at Antarctica’s Concordia Station 🇦🇶, space physiology research and training for space. 🎧 Listen now on #ESAExplores 👉 youtu.be/J6sFAyjN_eY?...

📢 Media invite: Artemis II 🚀 Sign up by 30 Nov to witness the first crewed mission around the Moon in 50+ years 🛰️ @esa.int's European Service Module will propel Orion and provide them with water 💧, air 🌬️, electricity ⚡ and a comfortable temperature 🌡️ www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

🎈 Why is there a 4-metre-wide balloon in a cleanroom? 📡 Engineers at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes 🇫🇷 used a giant helium balloon to test the deployment of one of the antennas of @esa.int's Lunar Link 🌒 Find out why 👇 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

#3IATLAS update: we've just pinpointed the comet's path with 10 times more accuracy, using data from our #ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft. 😎🧪🔭 www.esa.int/Space_Safety...

🔧 Testing space metal 🤘 In February, @esa.int’s engineers received a very special package 📦 Inside was the first metal part 3D-printed in space, coming all the way from the ISS 🛰️ Since the unboxing, the space metal has been through A LOT 👉 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...

Two doctors cross paths at Antarctica's edge ❄️👩‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ Nina Purvis wraps up 13 months at Concordia station, passing the icy torch to Sarah Gaier to continue @esa.int research on human adaptation for future Moon 🌙 & Mars 🔴 missions www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

🌍➡️🌙 @esa.int’s fourth European Service Module is about to leave Airbus in Bremen 🇩🇪 for NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon. www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Insects on the space menu 🦗 👨‍🚀 @esa.int has gathered experts from across Europe to study whether these resilient and nutritionally rich creatures could become part of an astronaut’s meal. 🌍 Billions of people eat insects on Earth – have you eaten one before? www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

🚀 Dreaming of a career in space? @esa.int's European Astronaut Centre is looking for interns! 🌍✨ From space medicine to XR labs, media production and planetary science, this is your chance to work where astronauts train. ✅ Applications open until 30 November 2025 👉 www.esa.int/About_Us/Car...

SWOOSH! 🧹 When a meteoroid struck Mars, it triggered ~100 dust avalanches down an ancient volcano's slopes. @esa.int's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captured the dramatic effect of the rare cascade. A new @nature.com study examines the most common causes of these streaks. www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

No supermarkets on the Moon? No problem. 🌕🥗 @esa.int's HOBI-WAN project is testing if bacteria can turn gases into protein-rich food in microgravity. This could make future crews more self-sufficient on missions to the Moon and Mars. The Force of science is strong 👉 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

What's it like to live on White Mars? 🇦🇶 After a year of research and resilience at Concordia station, @esa.int doctor Nina Purvis shares her experience in a new blog 🧪❄️. Discover her journey 🔗 blogs.esa.int/concordia/20...

🦿 Can you fly to space with a prosthesis? @esa.int’s FLY! project is exploring inclusive spaceflight—together with astronaut reserve member John McFall. Hear from John about the next phase of FLY!, astronaut reserve training and more in this #ESAExplores podcast 🎧 🔗 youtu.be/rYHicJCkLxA?...

🚀 @esa.int's astronaut reserve wraps up training phase two! For eight weeks, the team reunited at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne 🇩🇪 to train in spacecraft systems, operations, VR spacewalks, sea survival, firefighting and more 👩‍🚀👨‍🚀 🔗 t.co/7rKzhjEVtK

👨‍🚀 For over 25 years now, there has always been someone in space, orbiting our planet every 90 minutes aboard the International Space Station 🛰️. Now you can relive every day of this incredible journey thanks to Ben Feist and David Charney 🔗 issinrealtime.org

📡 There is a place in Europe that talks to the International Space Station every single day. 🛰️ Welcome to a day in the live of the Columbus Control Centre, our direct link to Europe’s space laboratory, where teams provide 24/7 support to keep science running in orbit.

Exactly 25 years ago, at 09:21 UTC, the era of continuous human presence on the International @Space_Station began. Since Crew One took up residence in 2000, 21 @esa.int astronauts have lived and worked on this orbital outpost, conducting essential research to benefit life on Earth.

🌌 In space no one can hear you scream. At Concordia you can, but no one is close enough to answer 😱 ❄️ Over 500 km from the nearest humans, this Antarctic outpost is more remote than the International Space Station. 🔊 Listen to the haunting sounds of isolation this Halloween, captured by Dr Purvis.

🔥 Turning up the heat As part of their training programme, @esa.int's astronaut reserve suited up for fire emergency drills, learning to stay calm, act fast and protect their crew for future space missions 👨‍🚒👩‍🚒 🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

🔊 Guess the sound! 🔴 Our engineering teams just picked up an audio signal they’re calling "Creepy Mars." 🤔 What do you think is making this squeaky noise? Drop your answer in the comments, we’ll reveal it at 16h CET! #Halloween #SpookySeason

Booooo!! 👻 It’s #SpookySeason! Can you guess what's making this candle's flame flicker? 🕯️ Is it... a) ghost b) microgravity We know it’s tricky, so we’re treating you to the answer 🎃 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... Happy #Halloween! 🦇

Do you wanna hear a scary story? 😱 Four astronauts. One underground mission. Total darkness. Every task demanded teamwork. Every step required trust. In space or in a cave, no one explores alone. An international crew completed @esa.int's CAVES training, living in isolation underground for 4 days.

👨‍🚀 40 years ago today, Wubbo Ockels became the first Dutch astronaut 🇳🇱 🚀 During his mission, Spacelab-D1, he orbited Earth 110 times over 168 hours 🌍 and performed over 75 experiments with his crew 🧪, controlled from the German Space Operations Centre for the first time in space history.

🇵🇱🧪 From mental health to volcanic algae, Polish science soared aboard #Ignis 🚀 18 days on the International Space Station 🧬 13 experiments from Poland 🧑‍🚀 53+ hours of science ✅ 127% mission success Explore the full overview👉 esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/HRE/Ign... @esa.int @astro-slawosz.bsky.social

🌕 Robots on the Moon — almost! Eight teams from 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇱🇺 🇵🇱 🇬🇧 tested robotic systems to dig and sort simulated Moon soil at the @esa.int - @dlr-en.bsky.social LUNA facility in Cologne, Germany. ✨ The goal? Tech for sustainable lunar living. 🔗 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

👽 Not an alien, but condensation defying gravity. 👀 Watch liquids behave differently on the International Space Station vs Earth. 🆒 @esa.int is pioneering heat transfer tests in space with an experiment that could improve how we cool down www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Getting ready for Antarctica ❄️ Last week at @esa.int's European Astronaut Centre, our human exploration science team met the crew who will spend the 2026 winterover at Concordia station 🇦🇶 for their "pre-baseline data collection", a series of measurements before they leave for Antarctica 🧪

👣 One small step… 🌙 Matthias Maurer steps into the future at LUNA, Europe's Moon on Earth 🌍 This @esa.int/@dlr-en.bsky.social lunar surface analogue facility is helping scientists, engineers and astronauts better prepare for our return to the Moon youtu.be/CLWkrOFH5mQ

Waving from orbit — Thomas Reiter’s historic hello from space! 👋🌍 30 years ago today, @esa.int's astronaut Thomas Reiter became the first European to perform a spacewalk during his 179-day EuroMir-95 mission. 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimed...