CAVES 2014: Mission log, day 1

The CAVES 2014 team have entered the Sa Grutta cave, marking the start of their seven…

Night timelapse with Soyuz and aurora

This timelapse video was taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst as he orbited Earth on the…

Lightning, aurora and sunrise timelapse

This timelapse video from space has it all: an orbit of Earth with lightning and aurora,…

NEEMO 19: Mission day 5

ESA astonaut Andreas Mogensen reports from inside the Aquarius habitat from where he is helping to…

Lake Gairdner

Lake Gairdner in central South Australia is pictured in this image acquired by Japan’s ALOS satellite…

Supernova Gaia14aaa and its host galaxy

This image shows the supernova named Gaia14aaa as seen on 10 September 2014 with the robotic…

Rosetta landing site choices

On 15 September the Rosetta mission will announce the primary and back up landing sites for…

Philae’s descent and science on the surface

Annotated version of the Philae’s mission at comet 67P animation. The animation begins with the deployment…

NEEMO 19: Mission day 4

In this update from NEEMO 19, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and ESA astronaut trainer Herve Stevenin…

CAVES 2014: Science overview

CAVES Science Coordinator Jo De Waele presents an overview of the science that the astronauts will…