Magnetar discovered close to supernova remnant Kesteven 79

Massive stars end their life with a bang, exploding as supernovas and releasing massive amounts of…

New-generation aircraft offer key to slimmer, smarter satellites

A new computing technique that helped boost the capabilities of commercial airliners while reducing their onboard…

ATV-5 launch campaign

This time-lapse video shows the ATV-5 Georges Lemaitre loading process and its integration on the Ariane 5 launcher…

Training at JSC

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen updates us on his latest training in preparation for his mission to…

Take a step back to see the whole picture

Sometimes it requires a step back in order to see a pattern...#BlueDot Image taken by ESA…

Light and dark

This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a variety of intriguing cosmic phenomena. Surrounded by…

“Rosetta, are we there yet?” competition mosaic

"Rosetta, are we there yet?" mosaic comprising a selection of the photos submitted to the competition,…

Thank you “Rosetta, are we there yet?” participants

Compilation of entries received as part of the “Rosetta, are we there yet?” photo contest.

Supernova explosion

Astronomers studying SN2014J, a Type Ia supernova discovered in January 2014, have found proof that this…

Comet on 23 August 2014 – NavCam

Rosetta navigation camera image taken on 23 August 2014 at about 61 km from 4 km-wide…