ESA Archives - Colin Stuart https://www.colinstuart.net/tag/esa/ Astronomy author and speaker Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:38:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://www.colinstuart.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-Saturn1-32x32.png ESA Archives - Colin Stuart https://www.colinstuart.net/tag/esa/ 32 32 166732936 Astronaut posts immense picture of London from space https://www.colinstuart.net/astronaut-posts-immense-picture-of-london-from-space/ https://www.colinstuart.net/astronaut-posts-immense-picture-of-london-from-space/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:36:30 +0000 http://www.colinstuart.net/?p=1832 Italian astronaut Sam Cristoforetti has one of the best views of anyone at the moment. Orbiting above our heads at 17,500 mph on the International Space Station, she can see up to 16 sunsets and sunrises in a single day. She also gets a unique view on the rest of us as we scurry around through […]

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]]> https://www.colinstuart.net/astronaut-posts-immense-picture-of-london-from-space/feed/ 0 1832 Beautiful new Rosetta image of comet 67P https://www.colinstuart.net/beautiful-new-rosetta-image-of-comet-67p/ https://www.colinstuart.net/beautiful-new-rosetta-image-of-comet-67p/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:21:22 +0000 http://www.colinstuart.net/?p=1790 It was the hottest news in astronomy in 2014 – the arrival of Rosetta and the landing of Philae on comet 67P stole the show. The scientists behind the amazing mission are busy analysing the data acquired so far. We are now waiting to see if Philae can be roused from its slumber as the […]

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]]> https://www.colinstuart.net/beautiful-new-rosetta-image-of-comet-67p/feed/ 0 1790 Bumpy landing may have been good for Philae https://www.colinstuart.net/bumpy-landing-may-have-been-good-for-philae/ https://www.colinstuart.net/bumpy-landing-may-have-been-good-for-philae/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:38:47 +0000 http://www.colinstuart.net/?p=1673 The recent landing of the Philae spacecraft on the surface of a comet captivated the world. Now it seems its hair-rising ride also came with a fair amount of good fortune. Matt Taylor, the mission’s colourful project scientist, has been describing how it might have been a good thing that the mission’s harpoons didn’t fire. […]

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