We’re keeping time in space ⏱️ For the first time, a fully European active hydrogen maser — one of the most precise clocks on Earth — is running at our deep-space ground station in New Norcia, Australia. Why it matters? These ultra-stable clocks are the heartbeat of deep-space missions, navigation, and even fundamental physics experiments. And now, Europe has its own! 📹 @europeanspaceagency 🎞️ Safran Timing Technologies; ESA; ESA/DiGOS Potsdam GmbH; @gettyimages; @hubbleesa; ESA/BepiColombo/MT

6.9K views · 572 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

Exactly 25 years ago, at 09:21 GMT/10:21 CET, on 2 November 2000, the era of continuous human presence on the International Space Station began. Since Crew One took up residence in 2000, 21 ESA astronauts have lived and worked on this orbital outpost, conducting essential research to benefit life on Earth. (👏 Umberto Guidoni, Claudie Haigneré, Hans Schlegel, Thomas Reiter, Léopold Eyharts, Pedro Duque, Roberto Vittori, Philippe Perrin, Frank De Winne, André Kuipers, Christer Fuglesang, Paolo Ne

3K views · 184 reactions | 料 "A beautiful addition in robotics," says ESA astronaut André Kuipers, for the International Space Station. He talks us through the features of the #EuropeanRoboticArm from an astronaut's perspective.  Tune in to the #ESAexplores podcast on all major platforms https://esaexplores.podbean.com/e/esa-explores-era-for-astronauts/ | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

2.1K views · 128 reactions | Most Europeans live under light-polluted skies. ‍‍ Our astronauts are helping to understand the sharp increase in light pollution across Europe by taking pictures from space. Learn more https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/ESA_astronauts_help_map_Europe_s_light_pollution_from_space #LightPollution2022 | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook