Top shot

Technology image of the week: Photographer Edgar Martins, who ventured inside this space simulator, has been…

World-first firing of air-breathing electric thruster

In a world-first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce…

World-first firing of air-breathing electric thruster

In a world-first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce…

Crash investigation

ESA’s proposed Hera mission to investigate a unique, man-made crater on an asteroid, probing a deflection…

Crash investigation

ESA’s proposed Hera mission to investigate a unique, man-made crater on an asteroid, probing a deflection…

Waterbeds simulate weightlessness to help Skinsuits combat back pain in space

Astronauts tend to become taller in weightlessness – causing back pain and making it difficult to…

Waterbeds simulate weightlessness to help Skinsuits combat back pain in space

Astronauts tend to become taller in weightlessness – causing back pain and making it difficult to…

Hyper-impact

Technology image of the week: what looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually a…

Hyper-impact

Technology image of the week: what looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually a…

Olympian view

Technology image of the week: ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite surveys the site of the Winter Olympics