Space for inspiration: How space research helps solve global challenges (1/2)

Replay of the Space for Inspiration event that took place 14–15 September at the London Science…

Gaia’s first sky map

An all-sky view of stars in our Galaxy – the Milky Way – and neighbouring galaxies,…

Gaia’s first sky map, annotated

An all-sky view of stars in our Galaxy – the Milky Way – and neighbouring galaxies,…

From the Solar System to the Hyades cluster

A virtual journey, from our Solar System through the Milky Way, based on data from the…

Pluto occultation

On 19 July 2016, Pluto passed in front of the faint star UCAC4 345-180315, offering a…

Gaia scanning the sky

A visualisation of how Gaia scanned the sky during its first 14 months of operations, between…

Spin Your Thesis! 2016 – HypE team

As part of ESA Education's Hands-on programmes, 4 students  from Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and University of…

Studying meteorites

Clockwise from top: ESA’s Matthias Maurer, Lina Tomelleri, Giorgio Tomelleri, Anna Maria Fioretti from the Institute…

Maroš Šefčovič delivered an address to the ESA Council

Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission, delivered an address to the ESA Council, on 13…

First data from ESA’s Gaia mission

Launched in December 2013, Gaia is destined to create the most accurate map yet of the…