50 years of ESTEC

On 3 April 1968, the new European Space Technology and Research Centre, ESTEC, was inaugurated by…

The cat in Orion – or was it a fox?

What is the first creature that comes to mind when you look at the dark cloud…

ESA – Space to Relax / Europe from Space

Having a stressful day? We got you covered! Sit back, turn the volume up and enjoy…

The curious case of calcium-rich supernovae

This image, captured by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the spiral…

A ghostly galaxy lacking dark matter

NGC 1052-DF2 resides about 65 million light-years away in the NGC 1052 Group, which is dominated…

ESA reentry expertise

Every week, on average, a substantial, inert satellite drops into our atmosphere and burns up. Monitoring…

Egg Island, Bahamas

When it comes to eggs, most of us are probably thinking of the chocolate variety that…

Earth from Space: Egg Island

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web TV virtual studios. Since…

SPAC3 artwork

A compilation of public contributions to the SPAC3 social artwork project. They were made using ‘SPAC3’…

Low-altitude parachute drop test footage and commentary

Watch the first ExoMars low-altitude parachute drop test with commentary from experts. The video features footage…