Students challenged to redesign 3D-printed space part

Europe’s first course in 3D printing for space structures, taught at Italy’s Politecnico di Milano with…

Spinning-top asteroids, from Rosetta to Hayabusa2 – and maybe Hera

As Japan’s Hayabusa2 drew closer to its target Ryugu asteroid, a strange new planetoid came into…

Spinning-top asteroids, from Rosetta to Hayabusa2 – and maybe Hera

As Japan’s Hayabusa2 drew closer to its target Ryugu asteroid, a strange new planetoid came into…

Proba-1 view of Guam

A cloud-specked view of the US territory of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean, as seen…

Proba-1 view of Guam

A cloud-specked view of the US territory of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean, as seen…

Moon, Mars, Station

This image was taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station on 30…

Moon, Mars, Station

This image was taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station on 30…

Looming iceberg

This satellite image, captured by Sentinel-2A on 9 July 2018, shows a huge iceberg perilously close…

Looming iceberg

This satellite image, captured by Sentinel-2A on 9 July 2018, shows a huge iceberg perilously close…

The legacy of Planck

Operating between 2009 and 2013, ESA’s Planck mission scanned the sky at microwave wavelengths to observe the…