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“The models were right”: astronomers find ‘missing’ matter

Astronomers have discovered a huge filament of hot gas bridging four galaxy clusters. At 10 times as massive as our galaxy, the thread could contain some of the Universe’s ‘missing’ matter, addressing a decades-long mystery.

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ESA - European Commission Press Conference at Paris Air Show 2025

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Watch the replay of the ESA-European Commission press conference with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of ESA, and Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, held at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Le Bourget) on 18 June 2025.

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ESA at Le Bourget 2025 – Day Three Highlights

The European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius attended the third day of the International Paris Air Show.  

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Call with Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski at Paris Air Show 2025

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Watch the replay of the call between Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General, Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, and Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, ESA project astronaut. This call took place at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Le Bourget) on 18 June. Project astronaut Uznański-Wiśniewski joined from quarantine ahead of the upcoming Ignis mission mission.

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ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Two Highlights

The beginning of the industrial development of LISA was among the highlights for the European Space Agency on the second day of the International Paris Air Show. 

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ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day One Highlights

The European Space Agency has begun the 55th International Paris Air Show by unveiling the first images from the Proba-3 spacecraft. 

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First artificial solar eclipse in space

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Proba-3 artificially created what is normally a rare natural phenomenon: a total solar eclipse.

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Proba-3’s first artificial solar eclipse

Today, the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission unveils its first images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the solar corona. The mission’s two satellites, able to fly as a single spacecraft thanks to a suite of onboard positioning technologies, have succeeded in creating their first ‘artificial total solar eclipse’ in orbit. The resulting coronal images demonstrate the potential of formation flying technologies, while delivering invaluable scientific data that will improve our understanding of the Sun and its enigmatic atmosphere.

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ESA-CNES press conference at Le Bourget Paris Air Show 2025

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Watch the replay of the ESA-CNES press conference held at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Le Bourget) on 16 June 2025, with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of ESA, and Lionel Suchet, Executive Vice President of CNES.

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Week in images: 09-13 June 2025

Week in images: 09-13 June 2025

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Earth from Space: East Kalimantan, Borneo

Image: Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured this image over part of eastern Borneo, a tropical island in Southeast Asia.

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ESA at Le Bourget 2025

ESA at Le Bourget 2025

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Join ESA at the International Paris Air Show 2025

Join the European Space Agency at the new Paris Space Hub during this year’s International Paris Air Show.

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334th ESA Council: Media information session

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Watch the replay of the media information session where ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun (CH) brief journalists on the key decisions made during the ESA Council meeting held at ESA Headquarters in Paris on 11–12 June 2025.

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Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s poles

Thanks to its newly tilted orbit around the Sun, the European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft is the first to image the Sun’s poles from outside the ecliptic plane. Solar Orbiter’s unique viewing angle will change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic field, the solar cycle and the workings of space weather. 

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ESA Impact: Pick of our spring space snaps

ESA Impact: Pick of our spring space snaps

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Watch live: Ignis launches into space

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Ignis mission: Ready for Lift-Off

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ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski is heading to the International Space Station on his first mission as part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). He is the second ESA project astronaut from a new generation of Europeans to fly on a commercial human spaceflight mission with Axiom Space. 

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Week in images: 02-06 June 2025

Week in images: 02-06 June 2025

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The Blue Danube Waltz sent into the stars

On 31 May, a live performance of The Blue Danube – often referred to as the ‘anthem of space’ – was transmitted by the European Space Agency (ESA) into the vastness of space. The event marked a double celebration: ESA’s 50th anniversary and the 200th birthday of the King of Waltz Johann Strauss II.

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Earth from Space: Saharan dust plume

Image: A thick plume of sand and dust from the Sahara Desert is seen in these satellite images blowing from the west coast of Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.

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