OICETS and Artemis

The first bi-directional optical link between KIRARI, the Japanese satellite officially called OICETS (which stands for…

Yucatan from Space

This wide-area Envisat image shows Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula extending into the Caribbean, together with the countries…

WISE volunteers back on their feet

ESA PR 58-2005. When the first women astronauts set foot on Mars, they may spare a…

AURA Satellite Views Ozone Hole

NASA researchers, using data from the agency’s AURA satellite, determined the seasonal ozone hole that developed…

Space Weather “Fronts”

Scientists from NASA and the National Science Foundation discovered a way to combine ground and space…

Cassini Images Reval Active Moon

Jets of fine, icy particles streaming from Saturn’s moon Enceladus were captured in recent images from…

ESA IMPRESS Project

The IMPRESS project saw the first launch of an experimental payload, the Electromagnetic Levitator, onboard an…

ESA SOHOs ten-year triumph

Thanks to one of the most productive spacecraft ever built, scientists are far better acquainted with…

ESA San Salvador from space

The small island of San Salvador, its southern section seen here by ESA’s Proba microsatellite, is…

ESA SOHOs ten-year triumph

Thanks to one of the most productive spacecraft ever built, scientists are far better acquainted with…