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🎧 Listen closely... that's a spacecraft swooping by Mercury! The second episode of our 🎙️ 'Expedition Sound' podcast is here. Explore the planets of our Solar System, make a stop at planet Mercury and discover the @ESA/ @JAXA_en @BepiColombo mission 👉 shorturl.at/08khh

Our ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month features a one-sided spiral 🌀 NGC 4654 lies 72 million light-years away from Earth in the Virgo cluster, a massive, crowded galaxy cluster in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). 1/3

Doing your research on the #SolarEclipses coming to Europe in 2026, 2027 and 2028? We have materials that could help esa.int/ESA_Multimedia… Follow esa.int/solareclipse for updates. #EuropeanSolarEclipse

Can't join us in León? We've got you covered with a live broadcast from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre in Teruel, Spain. Details to follow. Media representative? Check this out 👉 esa.int/Newsroom/Press… 3/3

The event is organised by @esa , the City of León (@LeonAyto) and the University of León (@unileon). Discover the programme and all other details here 👉 esa.int/Science_Explor… 2/3 #TotalSolarEclipse

In Spain for the 12 August Total Solar Eclipse? ☀️ Come watch it with us in León. Join scientists, engineers and astronomy experts for a free programme of: 🔴 interactive activities 🔴 talks and 🔴 live observations. 1/3 #EuropeanSolarEclipse

The Sun like you've never heard it before 🎧 We sat down with ESA's Miho Janvier and Nic Bonne from the University of Portsmouth to take a sensory journey to our Sun and discover its secrets. Listen to 🎙️ 'Expendition Sound' whereever you get your podcasts 👉 shorturl.at/bGD5H

Thanks to the tests run in the Maxwell Test Chamber, engineers verified that Plato’s many electronic systems can work together in space without interference 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia… 3/3

The shielded enclosure features conducting metal walls, floor, and ceiling that form a Faraday cage, screening out all external interference. Its 9 m-high interior is lined floor to ceiling with foam spikes that absorb electrical signals and sounds to mimic the void of space. 2/3

Plato meets Maxwell Our terrestrial planet hunter Plato has recently completed a series of key tests inside the Maxwell Test Chamber at ESTEC, demonstrating that its electronic equipment is fit to work in space. 1/3

See more images and timelapse videos from Psyche's Mars flyby here 👉 science.nasa.gov/blogs/psyche/2…

Our Mars Express (image 1) meets @MissionToPsyche (image 2) 🤝 As Psyche flew past Mars for a gravity boost on its way to an asteroid, the two missions captured exactly the same patch of the Red Planet's surface. Find out why these joint observations can be useful 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

Missed our #TotalSolarEclipse media briefing or couldn't attend? Watch the recording here 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia… featuring our Director of Science, Prof. @CGMundell , and other ESA experts. #EuropeanSolarEclipse

Listen to the... Sun 🎧 🎙️ 'Expedition Sound' is here – the first podcast episode takes you on a journey to our familiar star. Meet our Sun, discover the Solar Orbiter mission, and listen to solar fireworks 👉 shorturl.at/bGD5H

Getting there 🛰️ After an eight-year journey through the inner Solar System, the ESA/JAXA @BepiColombo mission will arrive at Mercury later this year. The arrival happens in stages. Here's what to expect 👇 🔭 🧪 #MercuryArrival

We will select some of your questions to be answered live during our broadcast on 12 August, displaying your name or username.

8️⃣ things worth knowing about this year's #EuropeanSolarEclipse! Featuring @Astro_SaraG, ESA Reserve Astronaut and @Astro_Pablo_ESA, ESA Astronaut Candidate. youtube.com/watch?v=Z9HBsY… Curious to know more? #askESA

Congratulations to the researchers joining our Archival Research Visitor Programme this fall. They will be exploring subjects ranging from hunting centaurs in Euclid data to assessing Solar Orbiter's value for early space weather prediction 👉 cosmos.esa.int/web/esdc/visit…

This month with Mars Express, we visit one of the most ancient parts of the Red Planet, surfing over shimmering waves in the enormous Kaiser Crater. Zoom in and explore the image in more detail 👇 esa.int/Science_Explor…