Tim Peake goes roving

In a live space-to-ground test of human–robot cooperation, ESA astronaut Tim Peake will control a rover…

T6 ion thruster firing

The eerie blue exhaust trail of an ion thruster during a test firing. A quartet of…

Trail to Mercury

Technology image of the week: the eerie blue exhaust trail of a T6 ion thruster, a…

Spheroids

The Spheroids experiment is looking at how the cells that line our blood vessels react to…

Sentinel-1B lifts off

Sentinel-1B lifted off on a Soyuz rocket, flight VS14, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on…

Sentinel-1B lifts off

Sentinel-1B lifted off on a Soyuz rocket, flight VS14, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on…

Sentinel-1B launch replay

Replay of the Sentinel-1B launch coverage from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The second satellite in…

Sentinel-1B lifts off

Sentinel-1B lifted off on a Soyuz rocket, flight VS14, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on…

Open heart in October

Save the date: ESA's annual Open Day in the Netherlands will take place on Sunday 2…

Exciting times ahead: October Open Day

Save the date: this year’s ESA’s Open Day in the Netherlands will take place on Sunday,…