on my webpage! I am an experienced spacecraft analyst at the European Space Operations Centre via Telespazio Germany GmbH. Currently, I am the analyst for the X-ray astronomy mission XMM-Newton, but have worked as an analyst for almost all Earth Explorer spacecrafts previously. In the past I have worked as an astrophysicist studing accreting neutron stars and cosmological neutrino sources. For more details please have a look at the “About me” menu.
ESA Space Science News
Hubble & Gaia solve our galaxy's merger mystery
17/08/2026
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its evolution. This finding extends our knowledge of our galaxy’s history 1.8 billion years farther back in time than before.
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Total solar eclipse 2026 (Official ESA broadcast)
17/08/2026
We broadcast live from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre in Spain as a total solar eclipse crossed Europe on 12 August 2026.
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A look back at the 2026 total solar eclipse
14/08/2026
On 12 August 2026, Europe witnessed the first total solar eclipse in over two decades. Millions of people were awed by the Moon completely covering the Sun's bright disc, briefly turning day into night and revealing the Sun's outer atmosphere. Totality could be seen from Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal, while most of the rest of Europe saw a partial eclipse.
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Musification of the 2026 total solar eclipse
12/08/2026
[English] Experience a musical simulation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain).
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A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe
11/08/2026
When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, it casts a shadow onto Earth's surface.
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Dust and water spotted close to giant black hole
11/08/2026
Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS 3 continues to enrich its surroundings with newly formed material despite the intense radiation environment around Sagittarius A*.
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Lion Nebula roars to life for Webb
10/08/2026
Observing across the starry 'plains' of space, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula.
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How ESA mimics and models the 2026 total solar eclipse
10/08/2026
On 12 August 2026, parts of Europe will experience a total solar eclipse. With the Sun's bright disc covered, its surrounding atmosphere – the solar corona – will become visible to the naked eye. Unfortunately, total solar eclipses are rare and last at most a few minutes, giving scientists little time to study the Sun’s enigmatic halo. This is why ESA developed missions that create eclipses artificially, and why experts use computer models to create digital simulations. So how do we do it, and why is it important?
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Join us live and enjoy the total solar eclipse!
07/08/2026
[English] On 12 August 2026, Europe will witness one of nature’s most spectacular events: a total solar eclipse starting at 19:30 CEST.
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Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars
06/08/2026
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes.
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Total solar eclipse: how to watch live from home
05/08/2026
How to safely watch a solar eclipse
31/07/2026
[English]: A solar eclipse is an unforgettable sight, but only if you watch it safely!
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Plato's electronics ready for space
20/07/2026
The European Space Agency’s terrestrial planet hunter Plato has recently completed a series of key tests inside the Maxwell Test Chamber at ESTEC, demonstrating that its electronic equipment is fit to work in space.
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ESA’s Mars Express meets NASA’s Psyche
17/07/2026
Mars Express image
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Smile reaches science orbit
25/06/2026
The European-Chinese Smile mission reached its designated science orbit on 20 June 2026.
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