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ESA report shows the average gamer is 41 – and nearly half are women – TechSpot

ESA report shows the average gamer is 41 – and nearly half are women  TechSpot ESA: 48% of video game players are women  GamesIndustry.biz Not Just Gameboys: Women Make Up 52% of U.S. Gamers; 22% of Players Are Over 65 Years Old, Study Finds  Variety The ESA’s Power of Play report paints a portrait of the the world’s gamers  Engadget ESA survey claim just …

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ESA spots asteroid that made very close approach to Earth

ESA spots asteroid that made very close approach to Earth

Asteroid 2025 TF flew over Antarctica at 00:47:26 UTC ± 18 s on 1 October, coming as close as 428 ± 7 km to Earth’s surface. This is a similar altitude to the orbit of the International Space Station (approx. 370—460 km). The asteroid is roughly 1 to 3 metres across and was first spotted by the Catalina Sky Survey …

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ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia

ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia

Enabling & Support 04/10/2025 2385 views 39 likes The European Space Agency (ESA) has expanded its capability to communicate with scientific, exploration and space safety missions across our Solar System with the inauguration of a new 35-m diameter deep space antenna – the fourth for Estrack, ESA’s deep space tracking network. Located in New Norcia, about 115 km north of …

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ESA engineers trace anomaly in silent spacecraft to code bug • The Register

ESA engineers trace anomaly in silent spacecraft to code bug • The Register

The European Space Agency (ESA) is breathing easier after communications with Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) were restored – the spacecraft is currently barreling toward Venus for a gravity-assist flyby on August 31. ESA backs five rockets in Launcher Challenge – only some have exploded READ MORE The probe, which was launched in April 2023, began giving controllers the silent …

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100-hour-long exposure: ESA releases the sharpest image of the Ultra Deep Field

100-hour-long exposure: ESA releases the sharpest image of the Ultra Deep Field

Webb, combining data from its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) with its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), revealed sharp, detailed views of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Originally assembled from Hubble observations from 2003 to 2004, the Ultra Deep Field showcases over 10,000 galaxies, some of which date back to less than a billion years after the Big Bang. Webb’s latest look at the …

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ESA Marks a Historic First with Europe’s Deep-Space Optical Communication Link

ESA Marks a Historic First with Europe’s Deep-Space Optical Communication Link

On July 7, 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) achieved a groundbreaking feat in space communications by establishing Europe’s first optical communication link with a spacecraft in deep space. This link, created in collaboration with NASA, was made possible through the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard NASA’s Psyche mission, which is currently over 265 million kilometers away from …

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