Satellites help us map, measure and monitor peatlands

Peatlands, nature’s richest carbon storehouses, play a vital role in curbing climate change.   Rezatec in Oxfordshire,…

An optical affair – what links photonics to planetary system science?

Isabelle Dicaire holds a PhD in Photonics and speaks about her tasks as Research Fellow in…

Finding solutions for unsolved problems

Sante Carloni holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics and speaks about his manyfold research projects as…

Comet on 16 January 2015 – NavCam

This four-image mosaic comprises Rosetta navigation camera images taken from a distance of 28.4 km from…

ESA’s Optical Ground Station laser tags ISS

The future of space communications was illuminated by this test, as a laser beam was shone…

Paxi – The Solar System

Join Paxi on a journey through our Solar System, from the rocky inner planets close to…

3D cave mapping

During the CAVES mission environments and passages are surveyed using novel technology based on laser range…

Striking lightning from space

Lightning illuminates the area they strike on Earth but their flash can be seen from space…

Comet on 12 January 2015 – NavCam

This four-image mosaic comprises Rosetta navigation camera images taken from a distance of 27.9 km from…

Comet on 12 January 2015 – NavCam

This four-image mosaic comprises Rosetta navigation camera images taken from a distance of 27.9 km from…