Aral Sea from Space

The Aral Sea in Central Asia is shown in this Envisat image. The Aral Sea, located…

Earths largest crack

Scientists say the recent tear in the Earth’s continental crust near the Red Sea in Africa’s…

Cluster hits the magnetic bulls-eye

ESA’s spacecraft constellation Cluster has hit the magnetic bull’s-eye. The four spacecraft surrounded a region within…

Thirty years of Viking

Thirty years after the first successful landing on Mars by NASA’s Viking spacecraft, the ambitious mission…

Cardiff from Space

Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, is featured in this ALOS image. Recognised as the capital…

Pollution and local clouds

NASA scientists have determined the formation of clouds is affected by the lightness or darkness of…

Ensuring safety in orbit

In space, there’s no up or down, and exact distances between objects are difficult to judge.…

Venus Express

On 20 April 2006, after its first 9-day, elongated orbit around Venus, ESA’s Venus Express started…

Search for Mars life

As part of ESA’s ambitious, long-term Aurora exploration programme, ExoMars will search for traces of life…

Botswana from Space

Botswana’s Okavango Delta is highlighted in the lower left corner of this Envisat image. The Okavango…