Reflecting on XMM-Newton

Reflection patterns off one of the gold-plated spare mirrors of ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray space telescope.

Second Galileo IOV launch

Second Galileo IOV launch on 12 October 2012, carrying the second two Galileo In-Orbit Validation satellites…

Northern China – Image

Credits: ESA

Earth from Space: Yellow River, Sea and sand

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

Approving the Soyuz TMA-07M crew

The Russian inter-departmental commission approving the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft prime and backup crews at the Gagarin…

3D view of Charitum Montes

Charitum Montes imaged during revolution 10778 on 18 June 2012 by ESA’s Mars Express using the…

Charitum Montes – Image

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

Topographic view of Charitum Montes

This colour-coded overhead view is based on an ESA Mars Express HRSC digital terrain model of…

Liftoff Soyuz flight VS04 – Image

Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG

Starburst galaxies across the Universe – Image

Credits: ESA–C. Carreau/C. Casey (University of Hawai'i); COSMOS field: ESA/Herschel/SPIRE/HerMES Key Programme; Hubble images: NASA, ESA