Comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko in the constellation Ophiuchus. This image was taken on 21 March by the OSIRIS…
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Pine Island retreat
Pine Island is the largest glacier in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and one of the…
ESA at the Big Bang Fair
ESA at the Big Bang Fair 2014 The Big Bang is the largest celebration of science,…
Togged up in ‘scape suits’
Fuelling a satellite is particularly dangerous, so the team has to wear ‘scape suits’ for protection.…
Sentinel-1 fully loaded
The Sentinel-1A satellite is now fuelled. This rather hazardous operation cannot be rushed and took a…
Ice sheet contribution to sea-level rise
This animation merges 20 years of satellite data to demonstrate how much – and how fast…
Star-forming region ON2
Massive stars are born in tumultuous clouds of gas and dust. They lead a brief but…
Galileo solar wing test deployment
Test deployment of a Galileo solar wing in Dutch Space's cleanroom. The completed wings are suspended on…
Sentinel-1 takes the lead
Sentinel-1A is the first in the family of Copernicus satellites. Delivering timely information for numerous services,…
Sentinel-1 constellation
The Sentinel-1 mission is designed as a constellation of two identical satellites, Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1B ,…