Technology image of the week: ESA's new microvibration machine can measure the forces imparted by a…
Author: ESA Space Engineering & Technology
The future, etched in sand
This remarkable sand-based art show from artist Didi Rodan took place at a recent conference on…
All-in-one space antenna
Technology image of the week; ESA's first 3D-printed dual-reflector antenna undergoes radio-frequency testing
Burning like the Sun
Engineers building parts of a new type of power plant for generating green energy with nuclear…
Proba-2’s partial eclipse
ESA's Sun-watching Proba-2 minisatellite watched the Pacific's partial solar eclipse from up in Earth orbit
The art of landing on an asteroid
Researchers in France have customised a drop tower to simulate landing a CubeSat on an asteroid…
Simulating reentries for safer satellites
It’s not often that space engineers get to practise the destruction of satellites, but a team…
AIM’s eye view
A new video clip shows what ESA's Asteroid Impact Mission would see as it approaches its…
ESA in partnership with Europe’s railways
Europe’s railway network plays a vital role in keeping our continent on the move. A new…
Fuel cells powering inner-city vehicles
Inner-city deliveries in Austria may soon be powered by pollution-free fuel cell technology that is also…