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August 5, 2026
Total solar eclipse: how to watch live from home
A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe. The European Space Agency (ESA) will broadcast live from 19:30 CEST on 12 August, allowing you to experience this rare event from anywhere in the world. Quick links: - Live ESA broadcast on YouTube (12 August, 19:30–20:45 CEST) - Live telescope feed on You
August 7, 2026
Join us live and enjoy the total solar eclipse!
Video: 00:01:44 [English] On 12 August 2026, Europe will witness one of nature’s most spectacular events: a total solar eclipse starting at 19:30 CEST.As the Moon’s shadow sweeps across Spain, join the European Space Agency live from Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre where Dame Dr. Ma
August 7, 2026
Week in images: 03-07 August 2026
Week in images: 03-07 August 2026Discover our week through the lens
August 7, 2026
Danube’s waters fall to record lows
Image: These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images over the Danube north of Budapest show how the river’s level has fallen to a record low in Hungary due to a severe drought in central Europe.
August 7, 2026
IRIS² reinforced and accelerated as implementation advances
On 7 August, the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium concluded negotiations and signed an implementation agreement to roll out IRIS², the European Union’s new flagship satellite constellation. The agreement, among other things, adds 66 satellites into low Earth orbit to the programme, b
August 6, 2026
ExoMars stretches out its legs
Video: 00:00:06 The footage shows the simultaneous deployment of two landing legs from the ExoMars landing platform, in two sequential pairs. The legs travel stowed on the spacecraft through deep space, and are automatically deployed in pairs in less than a second using non-explosive actu
August 6, 2026
Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars
Image: This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene is from the Carina Nebula, which lies just 7500 light-years away in
August 5, 2026
Your chance to run software in deep space on ESA's asteroid mission
The European Space Agency is offering European researchers and companies a rare and exciting opportunity to run their innovative software directly in deep space aboard ESA’s Hera mission, millions of kilometres away.