Signing the Copernicus Agreement

On 28 October 2014 the European Commission and ESA signed an Agreement of over €3 billion to…

Four ESA astronauts training at Star City

With ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst due to return on 10 November after six months onboard the…

Hydra shaker

The ESTEC Test Centre’s Hydra – short for Hydraulic Multi-axis Shaker – is the most powerful…

Comet on 24 October – NavCam

Four-image montage comprises images taken by Rosetta's navigation camera from a distance of 9.8 km from…

Final checks on IXV

The IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is being prepared for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French…

Chaos in Atlantis basin

Mars is peppered with craters. Scientists have deduced that the red planet is struck by around…

Overall Winners Copernicus Masters 2014

Close Encounters

NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope captured comet Siding Spring as it made its closest approach to Mars…

Mumbai, India

The western Indian city of Mumbai is pictured in this image from Japan’s ALOS satellite. Mumbai…

Ambition the film

Ambition is a collaboration between Platige Image and ESA. Directed by Tomek Bagiński and starring Aidan…