After 20 days in space, ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and his Axiom Mission 4 crewmates returned safely to Earth on 15 July 2025.
#Ignis mission highlights:
🌍 230 orbits around Earth
📏 + 13 million km travelled
🧪+ 20 science experiments (13 led by Poland)
💯 All mission objectives fulfilled
⏰ 105 hours of orbital work
📈 + 25% extra activities completed
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– Moon and Venus Conjunction (10 October): Don’t miss the stunning alignment of the Moon and Venus, only 3.2º apart.
– New Moon & Annular Solar Eclipse (14 October): It’s a double treat! The New Moon at 17:56 UTC sets the stage for an annular solar eclipse visible in several countries.
– Orionids Meteor Shower (21-22 October): Prepare for a meteor shower extravaganza with the peak on October 22.
– Venus at Greatest Western Elongation (23 October): Venus shines its brightest, 46.4º west of the Sun, and becomes the third brightest object in the sky.
– Partial Lunar Eclipse & Full Moon (28-29 October): Experience the beauty of a partial lunar eclipse while capturing the Full Moon’s magic.
– Moon and Jupiter Conjunction (29 October): End the month with a celestial embrace as Jupiter passes 3.1º south of the Moon.🌠
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– Comet Nishimura: flying by Earth on its way to the Sun with its closest approach to us on 12 September.
– New Moon (15 September 2023): help Andreas Mogensen on his Earthshine project taking a #NewMoonSnap.
– Equinox (23 September 2023 at 8:49 CEST): The 6-month long night starts on the North Pole and the 6-month long day stars on the South Pole.
– Full Moon (29 September 2023): celebrate the Mid-autumn festival eating delicious mooncakes.
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The night of 26 September 2022 will make space history – as the moment when @NASA’s DART spacecraft impacts the Dimorphos asteroid in an attempt to divert its course – humankind’s first planetary defence test. Next, in 2024, ESA launches its Hera spacecraft to investigate the post-impact asteroid. In fact, Hera is not one spacecraft but three: it carries with it ESA’s first deep-space CubeSats to make extra observations of its target.
With the Hera mission, ESA is assuming even greater responsibility for protecting our planet and ensuring that Europe plays a leading role in the common effort to tackle asteroid risks.
In this video, Ian Carnelli, Hera mission manager, and members of the Hera team, reflect on the DART impact and introduce Hera and its Milani and Juventas CubeSats.
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