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✨Take a look at some of ESA’s recent stories in the latest #ESAimpact! Learn more about Europe’s role in Artemis II, dive into Juice’s encounter with comet 3I/ATLAS, explore recent launches including the first Celeste satellites and IRIDE additions, and more 👉 www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
When you rub a balloon on your hair, electrostatic forces make the two stick together🎈
🫴 A new device by the Italian start-up Adaptronics works on a similar principle to capture objects in space: www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Dear bakers, the judges would like you to decontaminate a parachute that will land on Mars. 🪂🔴
On your marks, get set… bake!
1️⃣ Place your parachute into an oven
2️⃣ Set the oven to 125°C for ~50 hours
3️⃣ When the centre of the parachute reaches 125°C, continue to bake for 36 hours
⚠️ Warning: vacuum, extreme temperatures, radiation ⚠️
Any hardware going to space must be able to withstand such harsh conditions 👆
@esa.int’s researchers work hard on testing space-proof materials.💡 Read about the young talents among them:
www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
🪱 The inchworm might not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think of planetary exploration – but their elegant crawling inspired researchers to develop a new type of space robot! 🤖 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou!
Speaking of Y-wings, today at ESA ESTEC test centre, engineers deploy Plato’s Y-wing solar panels.
While Plato may not be carrying a hyperdrive or an astromech droid, it will ‘use the Flux’ to detect brightness dips caused by transiting exoplanets.
Happy #StarWarsDay!
You’re left with a showstopper bake that is sure to impress the judges – oh wait – we mean the planetary protection experts, of course! 😉
Your squeaky-clean parachute is ready to safely land the #ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars.
Here’s how the experts do it: www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Walking on the Moon, operating a spacecraft, or floating aboard the International Space Station… from the comfort of your home planet? 🤔
@esa.int is using Extended Reality to do just that! 👓
www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
One robotic arm to rule them all 🦾🧝♂️
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
An ExoMars mini-capsule is back at @esa.int after surviving aerodynamic tests, free-flying at 4300 km per hour.
Met a curious robot. Talked of Mars and the Rosalind Franklin rover...
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
