New mission! 📢☀️🛰️ ICYMI, we’re working with @ukspaceagency.bsky.social and NASA to downlink space weather data from the IMAP solar observatory. Learn more about our work and how the data will support crewed exploration as part of NASA's Moon-to-Mars programme: www.goonhilly.org/Goonhilly-to...

ESA Smile is fuelled for launch! 🛰️ ⛽ The UK-backed space weather mission will give scientists their first complete picture of how Earth responds to the solar wind - the streams of particles and bursts of radiation emitted by the Sun. ☀️

From the heart of Cornwall, @goonhilly.org is gearing up to support NASA's Artemis II mission, providing critical lunar communications tracking as astronauts venture back to the Moon. 📡🌒 It's a great example of the UK's contribution to global space exploration. 🚀 Read more 👇

How do you control a spacecraft heading to the Moon? 🌕 NASA flight director Fiona Antkowiak spoke to Space Boffins about her plans for the Artemis II mission. Plus, Space Forge and Bio Orbit discuss the future of factories in space. 🛰️ 🎧Listen here: www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ast...

Six UK space tech startups have joined ESA BIC UK to turn bold ideas into real solutions - from tackling orbital debris to detecting wildfires. 🛰️ We're proud to support this programme and look forward to following their progress. 🚀 Read more 👉 ukri.org/news/uk-spac...

Smile has arrived in French Guiana where it will go through final preparations for launch between 8 April and 7 May. 🚀 UK researchers are leading a key instrument and co-leading the science on this landmark mission, which will transform our understanding of how Earth responds to the solar wind. 🌍

Today marks the start of British Science Week! 🚀 Space technologies benefit our daily lives more than we might think - from GPS to banking to monitoring climate change. 🛰️ #BSW2026

Hubble and ESA's Euclid have teamed up to reveal the Cat's Eye Nebula in extraordinary new detail.🌌 The Euclid mission is imaging vast swathes of the sky to help explore dark matter and energy, with an instrument onboard funded by £37 million from the UK Space Agency. 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Extraordinary new image of comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by ESA's JUICE from 66 million km away - showing its glowing coma, sweeping tail, jets and filaments. ☄️ We invested £9m into JUICE's science instruments, with British universities and industry playing a central role. 👉 www.gov.uk/government/c...

📣 Call for journalists: attend the Smile launch media event at Europe’s Spaceport! Smile is a scientific collaboration between ESA and the Chinese Academy of Science. The mission will study how Earth responds to the solar wind. Registration details 👉 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre... 1/2 🔭 🧪 ☀️

We are thrilled to announce that Mauve has achieved ‘first light’, beginning a new era in astronomical data delivery from small, rapidly built space telescopes. 🛰️ Mauve was pointed at its first calibration target, eta UMa, a bright star in the constellation Ursa Major. 🌟

We are pleased to announce that Rebecca Evernden has been appointed as Director of the new UK Space Agency. Rebecca is passionate about maximising the UK’s space potential, having worked in space for ten years. Read more 👉 linkedin.com/feed/update/...

UK Space Agency t-shirts are now available from the @sciencemuseum.org.uk shop! 🚀 Grab yours today. 👇

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Mike Cruise, a leading figure in space science whose work on gravitational waves transformed our understanding of the Universe. ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Seven women. Seven careers. Seven pieces of advice. For #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience we’re celebrating the voices and wisdom of women shaping science and technology across Europe. #IDWGS #WomenInSTEM www.youtube.com/shorts/BNk-b...

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩🏾‍🔬👩🏻‍🔧👩🏼‍🚀 Following in the footsteps of the UK's first astronaut, Helen Sharman, are UK ESA astronaut Rosemary Coogan, Member of ESA's Astronaut Reserve @astromeganne.bsky.social. 👩‍🚀👩‍🚀👩‍🚀 Hear from Meganne on who inspired her. 👇

Our new Skills for Space programme is offering paid internships across the UK space sector. 🎓 Running for eight weeks this summer, the programme gives undergraduates and FE students hands-on experience working on real-world projects. 🛰️ Learn more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...

We've awarded contacts to 3 UK companies to explore manufacturing advanced materials in Low Earth Orbit.🛰️🌍 Microgravity conditions could enable production of life-saving medicines, and semiconductors that are difficult to make on Earth. 💊 Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...

A new laboratory helping UK companies test satellite engines has opened at Harwell Campus.🚀 The DEEP Lab, built by Magdrive with support from us, gives businesses access to specialist testing facilities for electric propulsion systems. 🛰️ Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...

Excellent work Freya! 🛰️👩‍🔬 #CanSat

After 4.5 years leading the UK Space Agency, our CEO, Dr Paul Bate is stepping down in March. Under Paul's leadership, the Agency secured record ESA investment, welcomed 3 new UK astronauts & expanded national space funding. We wish Paul all the best. Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...

The Airbus Launchpad is open. 🚀 The £3.9m UK Space Agency-backed facility will give space SMEs and start-ups free access to labs and testing facilities in Stevenage. 🛰️ Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...

Five years of ColKa! 🎉 On this day in 2021, the UK's first industrial contribution to the International Space Station was installed. 🛰️ Built by MDA Space UK and funded by us, ColKa transmits data faster, revolutionising how scientists in the UK and Europe access experiment results. 📡

We're at the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels, where space industry, academia and decision-makers from across Europe are meeting to discuss shared challenges and collaboration opportunities. 🚀

Fusion’s Virtual Demo Day will kick off in February. 🚀 If you are an investor, book your place to meet UK’s most promising space entrepreneurs and explore the technologies shaping the sector’s future. 🛰️ 📅 24 February ⏰ 10:00 am Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fusion-vir...

Launches from the UK booked. 🚀 Two more missions are set to lift off from SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland with RFA, testing new products and applications in orbit. 🛰️

We're funding two four-month pilot projects to bring the benefits of space to agriculture. 🛰️🚜 The pilots will work directly with farmers, growers and technology suppliers to co-develop space-driven tools in cropping and land health. 📡🌾🌱 space.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/20/u...

Did you catch the #aurora over the UK last night? This photo was taken on Dartmoor! 📸 Share your aurora photos below 👇

The Westcott Space Hub is officially open! 🚀 The new Buckinghamshire facility offers cutting-edge testing and workspace for UK space businesses and is backed by £5.8m from the UK Space Agency. 🛰️ Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...

Today marks 10 years since Tim Peake became the first UK ESA astronaut to complete a spacewalk. 🛰️👨‍🚀 Tim worked on the outside of the International Space Station for nearly 5 hours during his Principia mission.🛰️ Watch the highlights 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

Shaken, not stirred. 😎 ESA Plato has passed the first round of tests designed to ensure its fit for launch. 🚀 The UK is playing a leading role in the mission - from developing camera detectors, to building the mission’s data centre. 📸 Read more 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/09/s...

Join us for Fusion’s Virtual Demo Day, hosted by the UK Space Agency Accelerator, and meet a cohort of investment-ready UK space ventures, showcasing innovations across defence, climatetech, AI and more. 🛰️ 📅 24 February ⏰ 10:00 am Register 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/fusion-vir...

Have a look at this handy guide from the Royal Observatory on what's coming up in the night sky in 2026, including planets, meteor showers and the UK’s best solar eclipse since 1999. 🪐☄️👇 www.rmg.co.uk/stories/spac...

Did you catch this year’s @rigb.org Christmas Lectures? 🌠 If not, you can now watch all three lectures on BBC iPlayer. 📺 👉 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The countdown begins 🚀 Set your reminders for the 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI: 28, 29 and 30 December at 7.00pm on BBC Four and iPlayer. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock will take us on a whistle-stop tour of the Universe searching for evidence of extra-terrestrial life.

On this day in 2003, Beagle 2 separated from ESA's Mars Express to make its way to the Martian surface, landing on 25 December.🔴 10 years ago, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter located the lander, finding it intact but partially deployed. 🛰️ Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...

It's time to announce the winners of our #KeepSpaceTidy Christmas card competition! The overall winner is…. Leo Pickard! 🎉 Congratulations Leo, we will be using your card design to wish our followers a Happy Christmas this year. 🎄

Today we’re celebrating 10 years since Tim Peake's historic Principia mission. 🧑‍🚀 Tim spent 186 days in space, landing back on Earth on 18 June 2016. 🌍 Watch some of the highlights from his mission.

#OnThisDay 1️⃣0️⃣ years ago, 15 December 2015, Tim Peake🇬🇧 became first British @esa.int astronaut and second British citizen in space on his #Principia mission to the International Space Station. www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @daraobriain.bsky.social @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social @ukspaceagency.bsky.social

On this day in 2015, Tim Peake became the UK’s second astronaut when he launched to the International Space Station. 🚀 Today we’re celebrating 10 years since Tim historic Principia mission. Hear from Rosemary Coogan, Meganne Christian and John McFall on how Tim's mission inspired them.

🌌 It’s the peak of the Geminid meteor shower this weekend and with the Moon below the horizon for most of Friday & Saturday night it should be a great show this year. To find out more see my latest piece for the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social blog over at: space.blog.gov.uk/2025/12/08/g...

#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...

The Geminids meteor shower peaks this Saturday! ☄️ It's one of the most spectacular meteor showers in the calendar and the best time to look will be after midnight, where more meteors are likely to be visible.👀 Learn more about how to see them on our blog 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/12/08/g...

Last week, the UK committed £1.7 billion for @esa.int programmes at ESA's Council of Ministers meeting, held in Bremen, Germany. 💷🚀🛰🌍 This will drive economic growth, strengthen national security and support innovations in connectivity and public services.

22.1 billion euros subscribed. A record. A first. And a clear message that Europe is serious about space and that @esa.int is the agency it trusts to deliver. A historic Ministerial. A united Europe. A stronger ESA. www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...

Today marks a milestone for European space exploration. The largest contributions in the history of the European Space Agency, €22.1 billion, were just approved at our Ministerial Council meeting in Bremen, Germany. #CM25 More details 👇 www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...

Ministers’ negotiations at @esa.int #CM25 in Bremen, Germany, have now concluded. 🤝 So, what are some of the outcomes? 👇 The UK will invest £1.7 billion in ESA programmes, driving economic growth, strengthening national security and supporting innovations in connectivity and public services.

We’re looking forward to #CM25 this week. It’s here that ministers will agree on funding across many programme areas such as exploration, space science, Earth observation, telecoms and space safety. 🌍🛰 Follow along with everything happening at #CM25. 👇

Fancy winning some UK Space Agency goodies, including a mission patch? 🚀 Our Christmas Card competition is back! Design a card illustrating the need to #KeepSpaceTidy so Santa and satellites stay safe. 🛰️ Closes 5pm on 15 December. Enter here 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/20/%...

1 year to go until Bepi Colombo arrives at Mercury! The spacecraft, carrying UK-built instruments on board, began its mission to Mercury in 2018 and will increase our understanding of the planet's composition, structure, and atmosphere.🌕 Learn more 👉 gov.uk/government/c...