European Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA)

Analog Astronauts of OeWF, Inigo Munoz and Carmen Kohler test the Moon Robot named 'Puli Rover' at the Kaunertaler Glacier, Austria, August 3, 2015. Picture taken August 3, 2015. Claudia Stix/OeWF via REUTERS
Science

Want to be an astronaut? Europe is recruiting for the first time in 11 years

The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking to add up to 26 permanent and reserve astronauts

This handout image taken on July 17, 2020, and released by The European Space Agency (ESA) on Nov 19, 2020, shows the Sentinel-6 satellite, dedicated to measuring sea levels as part of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth Observation. The Sentinel-6 satellite, which will measure sea levels, is scheduled for launch on Saturday (Nov 21) will continue with unparalleled precision an almost thirty-year mission, whose data are crucial for observing climate change at work on the seas the globe and predict its consequences for human activity. - AFP
Climate Change

Satellite to track rising seas as climate warms