What actually happens when the Sun sends a powerful storm our way? ☀️ When the Sun erupts, it can release an intense solar flare followed by a fast-moving cloud of energised gas called a coronal mass ejection. Travelling at thousands of kilometres per second, these eruptions can disturb Earth’s magnetic field, accelerate energetic particles and trigger geomagnetic storms. On the ground, that can mean temporary radio interference, navigation issues and dazzling auroras. Thanks to our atmosphere a

6.9K views · 570 reactions | We have a long history of studying the Sun from space. Since the launch of Ulysses in 1990, we have led or cooperated on several Sun-exploring missions including SOHO, Cluster and Proba-2. Soon it'll be the turn of Solar Orbiter. | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

2.6K views · 84 reactions | #HowWeMakeASpaceMission: Where does a space agency get its ideas from? ESA’s first contact with promising new concepts come through its Discovery & Preparation programme. It performs detailed studies of innovative missions, new approaches and technologies – novel ways of exploring space… #Space19plus | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

5.4K views · 696 reactions | We’re almost ready to say goodbye to 2021, a year in which we once more succeeded in continuing operations in a challenging global situation, and created important milestones in European spaceflight  https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2021/12/ESA_highlights_2021 #SpaceAmbition #AccelerateSpace #ExploreFarther | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

56K views · 242 reactions | The ESA - European Space Agency’s ExoMars spacecraft has entered orbit around Mars, but the fate of its lander remains unknown. Here's how the lander would make it to Mars. | The New York Times | Facebook

1.9K views · 167 reactions | For 40 years, ESA has been shaping the future in space. That continues as brand-new rockets are set to take flight: some reusable, carbon-neutral, hybrid, little, large, crewed, uncrewed, to Earth orbit and to deep space — the journey continues.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAr_8cNL1nk | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

🎥 For the first time since 2011, ESA has two astronauts living and working together on the International Space Station. Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer chat about this rare moment for Europe in space 👉 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/05/Mission_Minerva_meets_Cosmic_Kiss_Two_astronauts_in_orbit | ESA - European Space Agency

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5.7K views · 359 reactions | Another frequently asked question of our astronauts is... "Do you do laundry in space?" Here's Samantha Cristoforetti on TikTok to answer  https://www.tiktok.com/@astrosamantha/video/7135139539244502277 #MissionMinerva | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook