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🌀 The Milky Way is bigger than we thought. Using X-ray echoes from powerful cosmic explosions, our XMM-Newton and @NASA's Chandra have revealed that some of our galaxy’s outer spiral arms lie up to 10% further away than previously estimated. Read more 👉
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🚀 Ready to launch your career in space? Our Junior Professional Programme could be your lift‑off. If you hold a Master’s degree and have up to three years’ experience, this is your chance to join the European space sector.🌍 Apply now👉 esa.int/About_Us/Caree… #ESArecruits
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European Space Agency
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Jun 30
Artemis III crew announcement, a record-breaking Ariane 6, major science updates and more. Catch up on our main stories in June 2026. 👀
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Josef Aschbacher
@AschbacherJosef
Jun 26
Celebrating a new chapter for Greece in space. Thanks @PrimeministerGR & @papastergiougr for your ambition and support. You show how investing in space delivers for your citizens. Wishing @Astrovenator as the first Greek entering astronaut @esa training program every success.
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European Space Agency
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Jun 25
After 8 years travelling across the inner Solar System, BepiColombo has switched off its ion engines. The ESA/JAXA mission is now entering its final approach to Mercury, with key arrival steps starting in September. 🔗 esa.int/Enabling_Suppo… @JAXA_en @esascience
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European Space Agency
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Jun 25
An intense heatwave is affecting western Europe. This image of land surface temperature was captured by the @CopernicusEU Sentinel-3 mission on Wednesday, 23 June in the late morning. Cities and regions of France, Spain and southern Italy are experiencing unseasonal
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Jun 24
Today, our Euclid mission revealed the largest, most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's centre in visible light. 🔗 esa.int/Science_Explor…
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ESA Science
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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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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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Adenot Sophie
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Jun 20
Day 127, orbit 1968 — That aurora was absolutely spectacular… shimmering and dancing beneath us, stretching as far as the eye could see, and so intense it lit up the Station in shades of green 💚. We’ve seen several since the beginning of the mission, but this one was on a
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European Space Agency
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Jun 19
April–June 2026 was a busy season for us! Get up to speed on European space with our new ESA Impact visual report, out now 👉 esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/pub…
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Adenot Sophie
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Jun 18
Day 125, orbit 1938 — Many thanks to all of you following along on social media, and to all the incredible teams behind εpsilon! It’s been an amazing adventure so far, and I couldn’t be more grateful for your support. Looking forward to sharing the second half of the journey with
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European Space Agency
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Jun 18
ESA Council appoints Christine Klein as Director of Controlling, Finance and Operational Procurement, and Jean‑Luc Trullemans as Director of Strategy, Legal and External Affairs. 👏 🔗esa.int/About_Us/Corpo…
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