From planets to planetary nebula, and from star formation to supernova explosions, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
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Monitoring forests
Sentinel-2 carries a multispectral imager with a swath of 290 km. The imager provides a versatile…
Mapping in colour
Sentinel-2 carries an innovative high-resolution multispectral instrument with 13 bands that work in three different resolutions:…
Comet on 15 April 2015 (c) – NavCam
This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken on 15 April 2015…
MSG-3 image of Earth, April 2015
MSG-3 (Meteosat-10) captured this image of Earth on 22 April 2015 with its Spinning Enhanced Visible…
Working on Biolab
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti working with ESA’s Biolab facility on the International Space Station for the…
Laser complexity
The ADM-Aeolus satellite’s second Aladin laser prior to closure showing the complexity of the 80 optical…
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…