AI challenge advances satellite-based disaster mapping
Four teams from different countries have been recognised for their breakthrough work in using artificial intelligence to detect earthquake damage from space, marking the conclusion of a global competition organised by the European Space Agency in collaboration with the International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’ – commonly referred to as ‘the Charter’.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
🚦 Green light for safer, more accessible driving across the EU! The European Parliament has approved updates to EU driving licence…
The European Parliament has approved updates to EU driving licence rules proposed under our Road Safety Package:
🚗 Accompanied driving from age 17
🚗 Professional truck licence from 18, bus licence from 21
🚗 An EU digital licence, with the right to keep your physical card
🚗 EU-wide ban for serious offenses
🚗 15-year validity for car and motorcycle licences
🚗 A minimum two-year probation period for new drivers
🚗 New road-safety training and testing to protect vulnerable road users
EU countries will have three years to turn the rules into national law, and one more to fully apply them.
Full article at source: European Union (EU)
ESA’s first stand-alone deep-space CubeSat Henon takes shape
The European Space Agency’s upcoming Henon mission will be the first ever CubeSat to independently venture into deep space, communicate with Earth and manoeuvre to its final destination without relying on a bigger spacecraft.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
LVM3-M5/CMS-03 Mission Launch! Watch the liftoff LIVE from the Launch Viewing Gallery, Space Theme Park
Watch the liftoff LIVE from the Launch Viewing Gallery, Space Theme Park – Sriharikota.
Full article at source: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Europe turns to space to boost resilience
The role of space for security was presented at a high-level event in Brussels on Tuesday.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
🚀 Europe’s tech future is ready to scale. We are teaming up with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and top-tier European invest…
We are teaming up with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and top-tier European investors to set up the Scaleup Europe Fund.
Full article at source: European Union (EU)
The Red Spider Nebula, caught by Webb
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The Red Spider Nebula (Webb)
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
ESA establishes presence in Tokyo to strengthen strategic partnership with Japan
The European Space Agency has announced it is establishing a new presence in Tokyo, Japan, its first in Asia.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Invitation: SANSA Earth Observation Stakeholder Workshop – 12 November 2025 Dear Stakeholder, The South African National Space…
Dear Stakeholder,
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is pleased to invite you to the Earth Observation (EO) Stakeholder Workshop taking place virtually on 04 November 2025.
Full article at source: South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
Hurricane Melissa barrels through the Caribbean
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This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission show Hurricane Melissa as it barrelled through the Caribbean Sea
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
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