Comet-like ionosphere at Venus

The change in ionosphere of Venus during normal solar wind conditions (left) and reduced solar wind…

Cool Andromeda

ESA Herschel space observatory image of Andromeda (M31) using both PACS and SPIRE instruments to observe…

Hubble watches the lights go out

Galaxy 2MASX J09442693+0429569 imaged by Hubble. This elliptical galaxy has entered a transitional phase from a…

Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Arctic Circle

This Envisat image from 19 March 2012 shows the elongated islands of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago…

ATV-4 in Kourou

ATV Albert Einstein is further prepared for launch at Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The…

ATV-4 in scaffolding

ATV Albert Einstein is further prepared for launch at Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. In…

ATV-4 integration

ATV Albert Einstein is further prepared for launch at Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. When…

ATV-4 integration underway

ATV Albert Einstein is further prepared for launch at Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The…

ATV-4 ready to be lifted

ATV Albert Einstein is further prepared for launch at Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Automated…

ESA Euronews: The rocket factory

The launch of a rocket is the crowning moment, the culmination of a long process of…