CNES

cnes.fr

16 October 2026 14:15

Danke schön DLR! Go, Idefix®! And #GoodLuckMMX 🚀

ESA Operations

operations.esa.int

16 October 2026 09:34

What can nine hours in Earth’s shadow teach #Juice about how to explore #Jupiter? A lot! 🌑 Teams got to: 🔋 Test the spacecraft’s batteries 🔬 Do science in the dark 📷 Exercise autonomous navigation All while Earth helped steer Juice towards Jupiter. Read more 👉 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...

ESA Space Science

science.esa.int

16 October 2026 09:34

Fly over Africa with Juice 🧃 Destined for Jupiter, @esa.int's Juice mission recently flew past Earth. Along the way, it pointed its science camera towards Africa 🌍 Curious what it saw? Explore this huge image strip here 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... 🔭🧪

Elizabeth Tasker

elizabethtasker.bsky.social

16 October 2026 07:33

Hayabusa, Hayabusa2, and OSIRIS-REx: three missions 🛰️ to three different asteroids 🔭 that risked everything to bring a sample back to Earth 🧪. These are some of humanity's most difficult robotic missions. Why take on such audacious challenges? [🧵: 1/4]

Elizabeth Tasker

elizabethtasker.bsky.social

16 October 2026 07:33

Last time I visited Tanegashima, I took the ferry from Kagoshima to the island. This time I am flying. People, this photo exaggerates the size of the plane 😐 #MMXLIFTOFF Oct. 20 at 04:41:03 JST 🚀