ESA team’s computer-evolved trek round Jupiter wins science prize

ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team has received a prestigious ‘Humie’ award for their use of ‘evolutionary computation’…

ESA test opens way to UK spaceplane engine investment

The UK government has announced plans to invest in the development of an air-breathing rocket engine…

Planet Proba-V

Technology image of the week: the first global map from ESA's recently launched Proba-V mission

Probing vegetation across the globe

The first global map of vegetation from the recently launched Proba-V has been unveiled, demonstrating that…

Mars on Earth

Technology image of the week: Dutch students explore ESA's 'Mars Yard', designed for planetary rover testing

Mars on Earth

A little corner of ESA’s technical heart that is forever Mars: this rubble-strewn model of the…

Power dressing

Expansive solar arrays for Europe’s Alphasat, the most sophisticated commercial telecommunications satellite ever built.

Power dressing

Technology image of the week: Expansive solar arrays for Europe’s Alphasat telecommunications satellite

Heightened safety

Technology image of the week: ESA supports new app for filing small aircraft flight plans more…

New flight tool simplifies flight preparation and raises safety

SkyLiberty, a new electronic flight bag for pilots of light aircraft, is being developed by the…