Explore our newly launched pages for an overview of ESA's Science Programme that enables breakthrough science and technology and empowers our Member States to lead in space science. The pages cover the vision and governance of the Programme and introduce some of our science missions and their benefits in the areas of science, technology, and community. The pages will be expanded further in the future with all missions and additional in-depth information.
ESA welcomes applications from scientists interested in pursuing research projects based on data publicly available in the ESA Space Science Archives.
The ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme is open to scientists who are affiliated with institutes in ESA Member States and Cooperating States (all visits must comply with the ESA security directives, which may necessitate additional checks). Early-career scientists including students are particularly encouraged to apply. Research projects can be carried out at ESAC and at ESTEC. Visits last typically 1-3 months. ESA covers travel costs and provides support for lodging expenses and meals. We encourage applications from women and minorities. The evaluation process is anonymised to ensure equal opportunities for all applicants.
The deadline for applications is 10 November 2025.
ESA's Directorate of Science will soon open a Liaison Scientist position for a scientist with a talent in science communication. The Liaison Scientist is responsible for identifying and implementing strategies to engage with scientific communities that benefit from the missions and data across ESA’s Science Programme (e.g. via Town Halls, at science conferences and a regular newsletter). The Liaison Scientist should have a PhD in a related area of Space Science and experience in communication activities. They will work closely with the Project Scientists for ESA Science missions and will report to the Head of the Science Communication and Education Section.
We are pleased to announce the public release of the XRISM Performance Verification (PV) phase data. This is the first large set of XRISM observations to be made available to the worldwide astronomical community.
The PV phase for XRISM consisted of the first six months of science observations for the mission, with the goal of providing the scientific community worldwide with a comprehensive set of observations thoroughly verifying the capability of the mission to fulfill all its scientific goals. This phase lasted from February through August of 2024.
The XRISM PV data can be downloaded from the HEASARC archive, and from the JAXA DARTS archive.
ISRO-ESA heliophysics workshop on Aditya-L1, Solar Orbiter and Proba-3
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are pleased to announce a joint workshop focused on solar physics and heliophysics. The workshop aims to bring together scientists working with data from Aditya-L1, Solar Orbiter, and Proba-3 missions to explore new scientific opportunities by combining data from these three missions.
This workshop will serve as a platform to develop strong synergies and collaborative efforts in the area of heliophysics utilising the data from the above three missions. By fostering this partnership, we aim to advance our knowledge of the Sun and its impact on the heliosphere and also a long-lasting collaboration among scientists.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 October 2025. Registration deadline: 30 October 2025.
The first XRISM International Conference 2025 will be held on October 20-24, 2025, at “Kyoto Terrsa” in Kyoto, Japan: “Opening a new era of the Dynamic Universe”. This conference will highlight the scientific achievements from the first two years of XRISM and identify key questions we should address in the next observation cycles.
The Solar Orbiter mission has acquired invaluable datasets dedicated to the study of e.g. the Sun's atmosphere, transient events, and the solar wind, with data acquired by other space missions and ground-based observatories. This hackathon provides an opportunity to analyse these data and is aimed at early career researchers. 20 participants will be selected to work in 5 teams lead by mentors.
The workshop will focus on the data made available in March 2025 with the ESA Euclid Q1 data release. This event will bring together researchers with and without prior experience using Euclid data to showcase new scientific results based on Euclid Q1 data, explore research areas where Euclid data can be used, and learn how to work with Euclid Q1 using Euclid Data Space, Euclid Science Archive, ESASky, and ESA Datalabs.
This conference is the seventh meeting in the "The X-ray Universe" series, aimed at encompassing a broad range of high-energy astrophysics topics, from solar system studies to cosmology. It will provide a showcase for results and discoveries from XMM-Newton and other missions, discussing as well the scientific potential of future missions and the evolution of the scientific analysis landscape.
European Space Agency, D/SCI Directorate of Science
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