Preparing IXV for installation on its payload adapter

The IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is being prepared on 23 January 2015 at Europe's Spaceport in…

Vredefort Dome

Vredefort Dome, South Africa, part of a massive meteorite impact structure from 2 billion years ago.…

Aletsch Glacier

Parts of the Swiss and Italian Alps are pictured in this satellite image. Extending some 1200…

Austfonna ice loss

The main figure (top) shows the rate of ice cap elevation change between 2010 and 2014…

Austfonna ice loss

The main figure (top) shows the rate of ice cap elevation change between 2010 and 2014…

Earth from Space: Aletsch

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Discover the…

Integral’s reentry animation

This animation models the planned reentry of Integral in February 2029, and shows the near-disintegration of…

Active pit in the Seth region

Active pit detected in Seth region of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. This is an OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image…

Exploring Imhotep

Part of the Imhotep region on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko’s large lobe; the image was taken by the…

A dynamic surface

In the Maftet region, a block of material to the right has a similar shape and…