Almost a million people have watched the YouTube video of ESA’s 3D camera being used in…
Year: 2013
Rosetta’s instruments (white background)
The Rosetta orbiter will analyse comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and its environment using a suite of 11 instruments:…
Philae on the comet (Front view)
Artist’s impression of Rosetta’s lander Philae (front view) on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Philae will…
Cloudy fishing
This Nightpod image taken from the International Space Station is not an interstellar cloud formation but…
Westfjords peninsula, Iceland
This Envisat image was acquired over the Westfjords peninsula in northwest Iceland. Located in the North…
NASA Releases New Earthrise Simulation Video
On December 24, 1968, the crew of the Apollo 8 spacecraft took one of the iconic…
LADEE Project Scientist Update: Intial Observations of Chang’e 3 Landing
Much of the world was watching the Chang'e 3 landing in northern Mare Imbrium at 13:10…
#WakeUpRosetta — Once upon a time…
...a spacecraft named Rosetta was launched into the sky to uncover mysteries of our Solar System.…
ESA Euronews: Blazing a trail in search of the secrets of comets
For centuries astronomers have chased comets across the skies, looking for clues as to the origins…
Phobos 360
The innermost moon of Mars, Phobos, is seen here in full 360 degree glory. The images were…