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Lisa Lacroix
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International Science Officer at ESA Science Directorate | Interest for Science Diplomacy | Opinions are my own
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We've signed a letter of intent with Norway to advance the prospect of a new ESA Arctic Space Centre to be hosted in Tromsø 🌍❄️

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ESA and Norway explore possibility of Arctic Space Centre
The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with Norway to advance the prospect of a new ESA Arctic Space Centre to be hosted in Tromsø. 
www.esa.int
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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science.esa.int
The #CM25 historic increase of 3.5% per year beyond inflation for Science will enable some of the most imaginative missions in our history and bolster European scientific leadership.

First step: deliver the #CosmicVision missions such as LISA & NewAthena. The next great leap is #Voyage2050 🔭 🧪
esa.int European Space Agency @esa.int · 11h
Today marks a milestone for European space exploration. The largest contributions in the history of the European Space Agency, €22.1 billion, were just approved at our Ministerial Council meeting in Bremen, Germany. #CM25

More details 👇 www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...
ESA Member States commit to largest contributions at Ministerial
The largest contributions in the history of the European Space Agency, €22.1 bn, have been approved at its Council meeting at Ministerial level in Bremen, ...
www.esa.int
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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josefaschbacher.esa.int
22.1 billion euros subscribed.
A record.
A first.
And a clear message that Europe is serious about space and that @esa.int is the agency it trusts to deliver.

A historic Ministerial. A united Europe. A stronger ESA.
www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...
ESA Member States commit to largest contributions at Ministerial
The largest contributions in the history of the European Space Agency, €22.1 bn, have been approved at its Council meeting at Ministerial level in Bremen, ...
www.esa.int
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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L'Arctique est un écosystème scientifique majeur, qui revêt également une importance économique et géopolitique considérable.

L'Agence Spatiale Européenne et la Norvège étudient la possibilité d'un centre spatial arctique, qui serait hébergé à Tromsø.

www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...
ESA and Norway explore possibility of Arctic Space Centre
The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with Norway to advance the prospect of a new ESA Arctic Space Centre to be hosted in Tromsø. 
www.esa.int
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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science.esa.int
What's at stake for the Directorate of Science at ESA's Ministerial Council? And what do decisions taken there mean for European citizens?

Prof. @cmundell.esa.int explains 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Kl...

🔭 🧪 #CM25
CM25 priorities for Science
YouTube video by ESA Extras
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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European Space Agency: Marking One Year Until BepiColombo Reaches Mercury www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Marking one year until BepiColombo reaches Mercury
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has been cruising towards Mercury since October 2018. With just one year to go until it arrives at its destination, what has the mission achieved so far? And what can ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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European Space Agency: The Epic Adventures of BepiColombo – Part 2: It’s a Long Way to Mercury www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
The epic adventures of BepiColombo - Part 2: It’s a long way to Mercury
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November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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science.esa.int
Saturn's moon #Enceladus is a top target for us in our #Voyage2050 long-term planning period.

No space agency has ever landed on Enceladus. And yet this moon has enormous potential for new science, particularly in the realm of habitability.

1/ #CM25 🔭
Artist's impression of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, which has a frozen surface covering a deep ocean. Jets of water burst from cracks close to the moon's south pole.
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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cmundell.esa.int
Next week, at our @esa.int Ministerial Conference in Bremen, Germany, the governments of our 23 member states set the ambition of Europe in space, through their financial & mandate to our DG Dr @josefaschbacher.esa.int. We have prepared an exciting, important and ambitious proposal. #TheTimeIsNow
November 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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esa.int
Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈

ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.

The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.

#SpaceForAll
Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESAC site in Spain. Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESRIN site in Frascati, Italy. Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESEC site in Belgium. Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESOC site in Darmstadt, Germany.
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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cnrs.fr
Imaginer et préparer le futur afin d’orienter la recherche et les politiques publiques, tel est le but de la prospective. Un exercice périlleux, soulignent les scientifiques. Ingrédients requis : le dialogue entre les disciplines et des modèles robustes répondant aux multiples incertitudes.
Comment la science prépare-t-elle l’avenir ?
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November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Reposted by Lisa Lacroix
science.esa.int
Part of #CosmicVision, #Smile is a joint European–Chinese mission that will give us a global picture of the interaction between the Sun and Earth.

By improving our understanding of geomagnetic storms, solar wind and space weather, Smile will help keep our technology & astronauts safe.

1/ #CM25 🔭
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Lisa Lacroix
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📣 For the first time ever, scientists have confirmed seeing a giant explosion on a star other than our own!

Our XMM-Newton observatory and the LOFAR telescope contributed to making this long sought-after discovery 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

🔭 🧪 ☄️ ☀️ 1/
An artist’s impression of a large red star releasing a bright, explosive burst of light. Swirling red and orange patterns surround the star, suggesting intense activity. In the background, a smaller blue planet appears with a faint, wispy trail extending away from it, indicating its atmosphere being blown off. The scene is set against a dark space backdrop dotted with stars.
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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astropierre.com
Les personnes atteintes de TDAH - Troube de Déficit de l'Attention (avec ou sans Hyperactivité - ont un avantage sous-estimé : l’hypercuriosité.

Anne-Laure Le Cunff est neuroscientifique.
Atteinte elle-même de TDAH , elle en a fait son sujet de recherche :

www.sciencenews.org/article/adhd...
People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity
ADHD is officially a disorder of deficits in attention, behavior and focus. But patients point out upsides, like curiosity. Research is now catching up.
www.sciencenews.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Reposted by Lisa Lacroix
esa.int
🇯🇵 We're establishing a new presence in Tokyo, Japan, our first in Asia! Our new ESA office in Tokyo will serve as a strategic outpost for deepening bilateral engagement, and sets the course for an ambitious new chapter in European-Japanese space collaboration🤝

www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...
Mr Jun Kazeki, Director General of the National Space Policy Secretariat in the Cabinet Office of the Japanese PM, with ESA's Eric Morel de Westgaver, ESA Director of Strategy, Legal and External Matters. view of a section of ESA's Tokyo office space. View of the keynote session given by Eric Morel de Westgaver, ESA Director of Strategy, Legal and External Matters, at Nihonbashi Space Week 2025, marking more than than 50 years of achievements shared by Europe and Japan.
October 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Seas of the Sun is a film about the Cluster mission. Ahead of the @esa.int premiere this Thursday go behind the scenes with our Mission Notes podcast. Episode one is all about how we tackled this incredible story. #ESACluster #spacerocks #seasofthesun shows.acast.com/spacerocks
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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grandcontinent.bsky.social
Pour notre vie quotidienne, nous dépendons d’objets placés en orbite.

L’accès à l’espace est stratégique — face à la Chine et aux États-Unis, les Européens commencent à s’en rendre compte.

Nous rencontrons @josefaschbacher.esa.int, directeur de @esa.int .

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Géopolitique de l’espace : entretien avec le DG de l’ESA
Pour presque tous les gestes de notre vie quotidienne, nous dépendons d’objets placés en orbite. L’accès à l’espace est stratégique — face à la Chine et aux États-Unis, les Européens commencent à s’e...
legrandcontinent.eu
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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"Space has always been driven by geopolitics — sometimes more, sometimes less. "

geopolitique.eu/en/2025/10/2...
A Conversation with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency - Groupe d'études géopolitiques
What does it mean for the European Space Agency to be operating during this period of geopolitical change? It is an opportunity. Space has always been driven by geopolitics — sometimes more, sometimes...
geopolitique.eu
October 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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We were thrilled to screen Seas of the Sun in Paris for a very special audience of space plasma scientists.
We'll be hosting an online screening and live chat on October 30th at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET. Watch this space! 🖖🤘 #seasofthesun #ESAcluster #spacerocks @esa.int youtu.be/Go_rve555TQ?...
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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esa.int
Congestion and pollution in Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need to be able to quantify how our behaviour will impact the orbital environment in the future...
Sounding the alarm: ESA introduces space environment ‘health index’
The congestion and pollution of Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need to be able to quantify how our behaviour impacts the orbital environment in the future. To this end, the European Space Ag...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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spacerocksofficial.bsky.social
FILM ALERT! Seas of the Sun – The Story of the Cluster Mission. You can watch it live on @esa.int's Youtube channel next week, October 30th, from 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET where we’ll be joined by the people behind Cluster in a live chat accompanying the film.
#ESAcluster #spacerocks #seasofthesun
October 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The preliminary report is that #JWSTCycle5 was another record-breaker! Well done everyone 👏🔭 Can't wait to see our slate of new #MIRI programs for the new cycle (though we will have to wait until 2026 for that).
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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esa.int
ESA is set to strengthen its presence in 🇪🇸 with new contracts with local industry and a strategic framework with @aeegob.bsky.social, paving the way for closer collaboration and reinforcement of Spain-based ESA ESAC's role as a centre of excellence in science, education and environmental research.
Spain's Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities and President of the Agencia Espacial Española Diana Morant (second from left) with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Director of the Agencia Espacial Española Juan Carlos Cortés and ESA Director of Science and Head of the European Space Astronomy Centre Carole Mundell.
October 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Europe Space Agency eyes Tokyo office, deeper collaboration with #JAXA asia.nikkei.com/politics/int... via #NikkeiAsia
Europe space agency eyes Tokyo office, deeper collaboration with JAXA
Departments hope to maintain stable presence amid turbulence from US, Russia
asia.nikkei.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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cmundell.esa.int
Great opportunity to do novel research with ground-breaking space missions that goes beyond their original science goals. And, of course, an chance to work in a great community of expert space scientists and engineers at my @esa.int @es.esa.int @science.esa.int establishment #ESAC in sunny Madrid!
science.esa.int ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · Oct 7
Interested in research based on our archive data?

Then the ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme might be for you.

The next deadline for applications is 10 November 2025. Check out all the application details here 👉 www.cosmos.esa.int/web/esdc/vis... ☄️ 🧪 🔭
Illustration promoting the Archival Research Visitor Programme and the next deadline date of 10 November 2025. In the background, a model image of what our home galaxy, the Milky Way, might look like face-on: as viewed from above the disc of the galaxy, with its spiral arms and bulge in full view. In the centre of the galaxy, the bulge shines as a hazy oval, emitting a faint golden gleam. Starting at the central bulge, several glistening spiral arms coil outwards, creating a perfectly circle-shaped spiral. They give the impression of someone having sprinkled pastel purple glitter on the pitch-black background, in the shape of sparkling, curled-up snakes. Milky Way illustration by ESA/Gaia/DPAC, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar.
October 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM