Samantha working on cell experiment

The arrival of the Dragon-5 supply spacecraft at the International Space Station required quick action by…

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Chemistry experiment on Station

Resembling an action-hero power source, this is actually a Russian experiment that was run on the…

Preview 2015

After a very fruitful 2014, there is no time to rest, another busy space year is…

Comet on 6 January 2015 – NavCam

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

Huygens’ fish-eye view of Titan

At first glance, this scene may look like a reptilian eye or a textured splash of…

iriss Space Robotics competition

Student teams across ESA member states are invited to submit plans for remote-controlled robots that will…

Comet on 3 January 2015 – NavCam

This four-image mosaic comprises images taken from a distance of 28.4 km from the centre of…

Snowy Pyrenees seen by Proba-V

In this Proba-V image, acquired on 1 January 2015, the southern part of France with the…

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

To explore requires a strong backbone – and that goes double for space exploration. The 1.194…