The comet-chasing mission of ESA spacecraft Rosetta and its robotic lander Philae has grabbed attention from…
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Black-hole wind
Some supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies are devouring the surrounding material. They also…
Pine Island Glacier on Sentinel-1A’s radar
This image combining two scans by Sentinel-1A’s radar shows that parts of the Pine Island glacier…
Electrodynamic Shaker on BBC Stargazing Live
The normally shuttered doors of ESA’s satellite testing facility were thrown open to the BBC’s popular…
Inside fairing
The seventh and eighth Galileo satellites were enclosed within their protective Soyuz fairing on Friday, 20…
The colours of orbit
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti took these images from the International Space Station during her six-month mission.…
IXV completes flawless mission
Having completed a short and flawless return from space, IXV, Europe's atmospheric reentry demonstrator, is now…
IXV completes flawless mission
Having completed a short and flawless return from space, IXV, Europe's atmospheric reentry demonstrator, is now…
Campi Flegrei monitored by Sentinel-1
Ten Sentinel-1A radar scans acquired between 7 October 2014 and 12 March 2015 were combined to…
Comet on 18 March 2015 – NavCam
This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 81.4 km from…