Ariane 5 liftoff on flight VA226

On 30 September 2015, Ariane 5 flight VA226 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana…

Asteroid Impact Mission

Our Earth is constantly bombarded by small asteroids that try to penetrate its protective atmosphere. The…

Vhils’ portrait of Andreas Mogensen

When ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen was in space for his 10-day ‘iriss’ mission in September, he…

Rosetta’s comet

Two comets collided at low speed in the early Solar System to give rise to the…

If our eyes could see gravitational waves

Picture the scene: two gigantic black holes, each one a good fraction of the size of…

Celebrating #Estrack40

Invited guests, regional and local officials and current and former colleagues from ESA and partner agencies…

Athens, Greece

This high-resolution optical image from Sentinel-2A on 5 August 2015 shows Athens and surroundings. The various…

Earth from Space: Athens in colour

Earth from Space is presented by Malì Cecere from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. The one…

ESA Euronews: Maritime security

The ongoing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean shows how indispensable satellite technology has become to those…

Why study STEM? – Women choose a career in science and engineering

What does it take to fascinate women for topics of science and engineering? ESA women offer…