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Pale blue (supernova) dot
Published on January 3, 2025
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New Year Honours recognition for space sector
January 2, 2025
Roy Gibson, the first Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) while Lizzie Kerr, former Director of the trade association UKspace, is named a Member of the British Empire (MBE).Read more on the gov.uk website.
See and hear three years of solar fireworks
January 3, 2025
Video: 00:01:14 At the start of this new year, we look back at close-up pictures and solar flare data recorded by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission over the last three years. See and hear for yourself how the number of flares and their intensity increase, a clear sign of the Sun approaching the peak of the 11-year solar cycle. This video combines ultraviolet images of the Sun's outer atmosph