Columbus Control Centre Inaugurated

On 19 October 2004, ESA and DLR officially inaugurated the Columbus Control Centre. The Centre has…

Looking for European Women

In preparation for the Women International Space Simulation for Exploration (WISE) study, which starts on 22…

Ariane 5 takes shape at the Spaceport

Flight 165’s launch vehicle began its buildup at the Spaceport this week, becoming the second Ariane…

EXPLORING GENE ACTIVITY

NASA scientists and their academic colleagues are providing valuable insights into how DNA encodes instructions for…

The sounds of Titan

The sound of alien thunder, the patter of methane rain and the crunch (or splash) of…

EARTH DRAGS SPACE AND TIME ?

An international team of NASA and university researchers has found the first direct evidence the Earth…

Rim of Crater Huygens on Mars

These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft,…

Student Satellite Coming to Life

Scattered in universities across Europe, a 250-strong team of students have never collectively met in person,…

Voting From Space

Floating around the Earth 230 miles up, NASA Astronaut Leroy Chiao is not too far from…

Gourmet cooking on the way to Mars

Technologies from space provide new solutions for food handling on Earth. In exchange travellers in space…