Ariane 6 and Vega C artist’s views

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

Ariane 6 and Vega C artist’s views

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

Outburst in action

A short-lived outburst from Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko was captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 29 July…

29 July outburst context

This image, taken on 12 April 2015 by the OSIRIS narrow-angle camera, identifies the source region…

Lightly thru space

Shining as brightly as the Moon in a clear Spanish night, new LED lighting installed at…

The organic comet

On 13 August Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko reaches its closest point to the Sun (perihelion) and the Rosetta…

Comet on 6 August 2014 and 6 August 2015

What a difference a year can make. Rosetta arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 6 August 2014,…

Exams at Star City

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen (right) and his Soyuz TMA-18M crewmates Sergei Volkov (centre) and Aidyn Aimbetov…

Little gem

This colourful bubble is a planetary nebula called NGC 6818, also known as the Little Gem…

Danube River

The Danube river forming the border of Romania to the north and Bulgaria to the south,…