Laser test bench

This ESA test bench is usually shrouded in darkness, except for the laser beam being projected…

Space snack time with Samantha Cristoforetti

The astronauts on board the International Space Station get hungry from time to time during their…

Sentinel-2A: Watching Earth

ESA is developing a new family of satellites, called Sentinels, specifically for the operational needs of…

Comet on 15 April 2015 (b) – NavCam

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken on 15 April 2015…

Intense X-rays sculpt Thor’s neon-hued helmet

This brightly coloured scene shows a giant cloud of glowing gas and dust known as NGC…

Dust grains from Comet 67P

One of the target plates from Rosetta's Cometary Secondary Ion Mass Analyser (COSIMA), showing dust grains…

Elliptical galaxy IC 2006

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows an elliptical galaxy known as IC 2006. Massive elliptical…

Comet on 15 April 2015 – NavCam

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken on 15 April 2015…

Central/southern Italy

Part of Italy’s Molise, Apulia and Campania regions are pictured in this radar composite image from…

Create your own mosaic – contest

The International Space Station has been invaded by alien… artwork! ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been…