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Europe’s solar eclipse seen from Proba-2
- Published_at:2015-03-20
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: As Europe enjoyed a partial solar eclipse on the morning of Friday 20 March 2015, ESA’s Sun-watching Proba-2 minisatellite had a ringside seat from orbit. Proba-2 used its SWAP imager to capture the Moon passing in front of the Sun. SWAP views the...
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Rosetta's closest encounter
- Published_at:2015-02-17
- Category:Entertainment
- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: On 14 February 2015, Rosetta made its closest encounter with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasemenko at just 6 km from the surface. The spacecraft is no longer orbiting the comet, it is now performing a series of flybys to continue its science. This video...
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Happy New Year from the ISS (Italian)
- Published_at:2014-12-29
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: New Year greeting from ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and her crewmates, NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts, who are currently living and working on board the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 42 crew. Greeting in...
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Christmas greeting from Samantha (Italian)
- Published_at:2014-12-23
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- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: A Christmas greeting (in Italian) from ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti who is currently living and working on board the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 42 crew. Greeting in English: http://youtu.be/VIx42xTQj40 Connect with...
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Alexander Gerst’s Earth timelapses
- Published_at:2014-12-22
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: Watch Earth roll by through the perspective of ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst in this six-minute timelapse video from space. Combining 12 500 images taken by Alexander during his six-month Blue Dot mission on the International Space Station this Ultra...
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Futura docking replay
- Published_at:2014-11-24
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: The Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station. The spacecraft lifted off at 20:59 GMT on 23 November (21:59 CET; 02:59 local time 24 November) and reached orbit nine minutes later. Their spacecraft docked as planned at 02:49...
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Rosetta mission: Results from comet landing: 14 Nov, 13:00 GMT
- Published_at:2014-11-14
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- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: Update on the Rosetta mission, including status of the Philae lander. Hosted by Emily Baldwin - ESA Science Editor, with: Andrea Accomazzo - ESA Rosetta Flight Director, ESOC Stephan Ulamec - Philae Lander Manager, DLR Matt Taylor - Rosetta Project...
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Philae landing: touchdown highlights
- Published_at:2014-11-12
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: Highlights from coverage of ESA's Rosetta mission soft-landing its Philae probe on a comet, the first time in history that such an extraordinary feat has been achieved. After a tense wait during the seven-hour descent to the surface of Comet...
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"Rosetta's waltz" by Vangelis
- Published_at:2014-11-12
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: The third of a trio of music videos released by ESA to celebrate the first ever attempted soft landing on a comet by ESA's Rosetta mission. Vangelis, the world-renowned musician, has composed this piece of music specially for ESA and inspired by the...
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Highlights: Rosetta mission comet landing up to lander separation
- Published_at:2014-11-12
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- description: Highlights from the Rosetta mission media briefings at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC), on 12 November, up to the moment the Philae lander separates from the Rosetta spacecraft. and starts the 7-hour descent to the surface of Comet...
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"Arrival" by Vangelis
- Published_at:2014-11-12
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- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: The first of a trio of music videos released by ESA to celebrate the first ever attempted soft landing on a comet by ESA's Rosetta mission. Vangelis, the world-renowned musician, has composed this piece of music specially for ESA and inspired by the...
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Message from William Shatner
- Published_at:2014-11-11
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: William Shatner, known to millions around the world as Capt. James T. Kirk from the original Star Trek series, sent this message to ESA's Rosetta team today to wish them good luck for tomorrow's Philae landing. For more information on Rosetta:...
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Journey to the surface of a comet
- Published_at:2014-11-11
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- description: Rosetta’s deployment of Philae to land on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The animation begins with Philae still on Rosetta, which will come to within about 22.5 km of the centre of the nucleus to release the lander on 12 November 2014. The...
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Journey to a comet and science on the surface
- Published_at:2014-11-11
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- description: Rosetta’s deployment of Philae to land on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The animation begins with Philae still on Rosetta, which will come to within about 22.5 km of the centre of the nucleus to release the lander on 12 November 2014. The...
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3D-printing a lunar base
- Published_at:2014-11-06
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- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: Could astronauts one day be printing rather than building a base on the Moon? In 2013 ESA, working with industrial partners, proved that 3D printing using lunar material was feasible in principle. Since then, work continues to investigate the...
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Preparing for #CometLanding
- Published_at:2014-11-05
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- description: After a ten-year journey, Rosetta and Philae had finally reached their destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Rosetta spent many weeks studying the comet, sending lots of information back to Earth. But where was Philae going to land? Eventually...
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Preparing for #CometLanding (Italian)
- Published_at:2014-11-05
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- description: Dopo un viaggio lungo dieci anni, Rosetta e Philae avevano finalmente raggiunto la loro destinazione – la cometa 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta trascorse molte settimane a studiare la superficie della cometa, inviando tanti dati sulla Terra… ma...
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Ambition the film
- Published_at:2014-10-24
- Category:Entertainment
- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: Ambition is a collaboration between Platige Image and ESA. Directed by Tomek Bagiński and starring Aiden Gillen and Aisling Franciosi, Ambition was shot on location in Iceland, and screened on 24 October 2014 during the British Film Institute’s...
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Lightning, aurora and sunrise timelapse
- Published_at:2014-09-30
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- description: This timelapse video from space has it all: an orbit of Earth with lightning and aurora, followed by a space sunrise and daytime views of our cloudy planet. The images were taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst as he orbited Earth on the...
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Day and night
- Published_at:2014-09-24
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- description: It takes 90 minutes for an astronaut on the International Space Station to circle Earth completely, passing from daytime to nighttime and back again. This video taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst shows the view from space in under one minute. Each...
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Earth images from Alexander Gerst in 4K
- Published_at:2014-09-09
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- Channel:European Space Agency, ESA
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- description: This timelapse video was made from images taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst orbiting Earth on the International Space Station. The video is offered in Ultra High Definition, the highest available to consumers. Be sure to change the settings in...
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#RosettaAreWeThereYet – Fabulous fables and tales of tails
- Published_at:2014-07-31
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- description: Long, long ago men and women on Earth gazed in wonder at comets that appeared in the sky. What where these mysterious objects? Rosetta and Philae learn about the history of comets from their grandfather, Giotto. Join the adventure and share your 'are...
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Mars 360: the north pole
- Published_at:2013-12-09
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- description: Enjoy views of the martian north pole from all angles in this new animation from ESA's Mars Express. The ice cap has a diameter of about 1000 km and consists of many thin layers of ice mixed with dust that extend to a depth of around 2 km below the...
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Soyuz undocking, reentry and landing explained
- Published_at:2013-11-11
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- description: How does an astronaut return to Earth from the International Space Station? What does it feel like to re-enter the atmosphere? How does the Soyuz capsule function? Watch and find out. This video is based on an actual lesson delivered to the ESA...
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Sterex images of ATV-4 launch
- Published_at:2013-06-07
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- description: ESA's ATV-4 launch images taken by the Sterex experiment. These images provide a stunning vision of the Ariane 5 launch, including liftoff, boosters separation and ATV-4 release. The video system was developed by Kayser-Threde GmbH for ESA and DLR and...
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Proba-2 catches solar eclipse
- Published_at:2012-05-21
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:ESA
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- tags: ESA, 'European, Space, Agency', outerspace, eclipse, microsatellite, Proba-2, 'Proba, 2', Proba, 'sun, eclipse', Moon
- description: ESA's space weather microsatellite Proba-2 observed the solar eclipse on the evening of 20 May 2012. It passed through the Moon's shadow a total of four times, imaging a sequence of partial solar eclipses in the process. The first contact was made on...
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Sir Elton John greets the 'Rocket Men'
- Published_at:2012-05-15
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:ESA
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- tags: ESA, André Kuipers, Kuipers, European Space Agency, Space, Dutch astronaut, cosmonaut, ISS, International Space Station, Promisse, Expedition 30, Oleg Kononenko, Don Pettit, Andre's music, 'Armin, van, Buuren', Armin, Buuren, DJ, 'Dutch, DJ',...
- description: This video was specially recorded during Sir Elton John's Million Dollar Piano Show in Las Vegas, on 17 April 2012, 40 years to the day after his single Rocket Man was released around the world. Continuing the celebration of ESA astronaut André...
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