Test mirror segments for the James Webb Space Telescope

The Andromeda galaxy is one of the most distant objects that we can see in the…

Aurora at Concordia

ESA-sponsored medical doctor Beth Healey shared this image on Twitter, commenting: "We enjoyed a small aurora…

Meeting the press

Having passed their final exams last week and following their official certification for spaceflight, the prime…

A mess of stars

Bursts of pink and red, dark lanes of mottled cosmic dust, and a bright scattering of…

Approaching perihelion

This series of images of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko was captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 12…

Comet at perihelion

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was acquired at 01:04 GMT on 13 August 2015, just…

Boulder flying by comet

This sequence of images, taken with Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 30 July 2015, show a…

Approaching perihelion

This series of images of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko was captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 12…

Flooded Myanmar

Since mid-July, more than a million people have been severely affected by monsoon floods and landslides…

Ariane 6 and Vega C evolution developement contracts signatures

ESA signed contracts for the development of the Ariane 6 new‑generation launcher, its launch base and the…