Comet #3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object we've ever spotted ☄️ Discovered in July, the comet is making its way through our Solar System, carrying onboard clues about the formation of worlds far beyond our own. Follow its journey & what we learn about it 👉

We're offering approximately 5-7 #Fellowships in Space Science this year, joining the pool of about 25 Research Fellows currently hosted in our Directorate of Science. Learn how you could join us here 👉 https://t.co/CkGQyWsjfH

We hope to see you at ESTEC for #ESAOpenDay! Don't miss the chance to see Plato, our upcoming exoplanet explorer mission. Registration & more details 👉 https://t.co/LgjlKN6atp #50YearsOfESA

Our ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week features a cloudy cluster! ☁️ This scene is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the largest of the dozens of small galaxies that orbit our Milky Way galaxy. 1/3

The ESA Research #Fellowships in Space Science are open until 22 September 2025! Applicants are invited to prepare an independent research proposal of a project based on their interests and expertise. Details 👉 https://t.co/CkGQyWrLq9

Jewel-like stars are sprinkled across the image: ✨ brilliant, massive stars ✨ smaller cluster stars in white, yellow & red ✨ other Milky Way stars behind the cluster Scorching radiation & blistering winds from the infant stars are sculpting a cavity into the wall of

Called Pismis 24, this young star cluster resides in the core of the nearby Lobster Nebula 🦞 , approximately 5,500 light-years from Earth. 2/3

✨ Behind the shimmer: beautiful chaos ✨ A cosmic dust cloud is eroded by the power of massive, infant stars in this Webb image. Step inside this turbulent stellar nursery 👉 https://t.co/67PBnydm49 1/3

📅 Save the Date! We will be at the 76th edition of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, Australia from 29 September to 3 October 2025. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/vSwDGlMBlE

Apply to the ESA Research #Fellowships in Space Science and come work with us at one of three locations: 📍ESAC near Madrid, Spain 📍ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands 📍The ESA office at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, USA Details 👉

📣 We're looking for post-docs in the fields of heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics and fundamental physics. Come carry out your independent research with us. Apply to the ESA Research #Fellowships in Space Science 👉 https://t.co/CkGQyWrLq9

Our ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week features a galaxy with lots to see 👀 It may appear just another spiral galaxy, but NGC 7456 has plenty to study. So much, in fact, that Hubble is not the only observatory keeping an eye on it… 1/3

Culprit 2️⃣ is coronal mass ejections. These large eruptions of hot gas from the Sun's atmosphere release a broader swell of electrons over longer periods of time. Solar Orbiter saw this coronal mass ejection on 19 November 2022 by covering the bright Sun's disc to look at its

Culprit 1️⃣ is solar flares. These explosions from small patches of the Sun's surface fire off electrons in quick bursts. Solar Orbiter saw this solar flare on 11 November 2022 with its cameras that observe UV and X-ray light. 2/3

☀️ Our #SolarOrbiter has split the flood of energetic electrons flung out into space from the Sun into two groups, tracing each back to a different kind of outburst from our star 👉 https://t.co/fpA3XpMJMR 1/3

Reminder that @ESA_JUICE flies past Venus this weekend. The spacecraft was designed to feel at home in the cold, dark environment of the Jupiter system, and it is too hot at Venus to turn the cameras on. Pics or it didn’t happen? You’ll have to trust us on this one.

🆕 Our ESA/Webb Picture of the Month captures another cosmic butterfly! 🦋 Read more: https://t.co/IM6KEiwVzd or 🧵👇

Are you an early-career scientist or engineer? Then the ESA Research #Fellowships in Space Science might be just the right opportunity for you. Check out the programme details here 👉 https://t.co/CkGQyWrLq9

🆕 Webb has looked into the heart of a cosmic butterfly ✨🦋   This image set showcases three views of a planetary nebula known as the Butterfly Nebula.   Read more: https://t.co/2A0DCZho7D or 🧵👇

If we’re to understand the history of the Milky Way, we need to understand star clusters. Luckily, we have Gaia. This stargazer: ✨ performed a cluster ‘census’ in our galaxy 💫 mapped the Sun’s neighbourhood 🔗 revealed hidden links in the sky Discover more 👉