Aeolus launch contract

The contract between ESA and Arianespace to launch the ADM-Aeolus satellite was signed on 22 July…

Hubble views a cosmic oyster and pearl in NGC 1501

The world is your oyster, as the expression goes – and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope,…

Space history

This week one year ago, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen (left) spent 10 days in space on…

Philae close-up

Close-up of the Philae lander, imaged by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 2 September 2016 from…

Comet on 2 September 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera

OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 2 September 2016, when Rosetta was 4.1 km from the…

Comet on 27 August 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera

OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 27 August 2016, when Rosetta was 4.6 km from the…

Upsala Glacier

The Upsala Glacier in Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park is pictured in this Sentinel-2A image from…

Earth from Space: Upsala Glacier

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Discover Argentina’s…

Rosetta: the end is in sight

It is just over two years since Rosetta made its rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and now…

Rover and toy Rosetta in Mars Yard

An ESA rover under testing is joined in the Agency’s rocky ‘Mars Yard’ by a plush…