Establishing if life ever existed on Mars is one of the outstanding scientific questions of our…
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LISA Pathfinder commissioning simulation
This timelapse video shows teams from ESA and Airbus Defence and Space (the prime contractor for…
Sentinel-3 solar array
After separation from the Rockot launcher’s Breeze upper stage, the solar array is deployed. The satellite…
A multitalented mission
Each Sentinel-3 satellite carries four instruments that work in synergy top provide systematic measurements of Earth’s…
Sentinel-3 second-stage separation
Sentinel-3A will be taken into orbit on a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern…
Dark pools on Titan
This radar image from the Cassini orbiter shows a thin strip of surface on Saturn’s moon…
Climate change: A diagnostic from space
Beyond what our own experience may tell us, satellite technology allows scientists to get a truly…
Taoiseach at ESTEC
Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny addressing Irish ESA employees during his visit to the ESTEC technical centre…
Taking down Envisat model
The Netherlands’ Noordwijk coast lost a local landmark recently as a full-scale model of Europe’s largest…
Taking down Envisat model
The Netherlands’ Noordwijk coast lost a local landmark recently as a full-scale model of Europe’s largest…