The front gates of ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands, set to be thrown open to…
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Space science: everything starts here
How did it all begin? What are the origins of our planet? To understand our place…
How to dock CubeSats
The miniature satellites known as CubeSats already play a variety of roles in space. In future…
Comet on 12 August 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera
OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 12 August 2016, when Rosetta was 7.5 km from the…
Sentinel-2 global coverage
As well as imaging in high resolution and in different wavelengths, the key to assessing change…
Sentinel-2 global coverage
As well as imaging in high resolution and in different wavelengths, the key to assessing change…
Hubble’s fireball
This dramatic burst of colour shows a cosmic object with an equally dramatic history. Enveloped within…
Comet on 3 August 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera
OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 3 August 2016, when Rosetta was 9.8 km from the…
First sunrise
After four months with seeing the Sun rise above the horizon the crew of Concordia research…
Sentinel-2 transmitting data by laser
Sentinel-2 carries an innovative high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands for a new perspective of…