ESA commits to next stage of UK revolutionary rocket engine

The UK’s Farnborough airshow today saw ESA’s commitment to the next step in developing a revolutionary…

Safeguarding ADM-Aeolus

Tales from ESA's Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory: this video shows how the ADM-Aeolus wind-mapper was…

Setting a satellite to catch a satellite

The target is set: a large derelict satellite currently silently tumbling its way through low orbit.…

A study in scarlet

Technology image of the week: ESA minisatellite Proba-V images the Netherlands and its vegetation in false…

Keeping Gaia’s memory

Tales from ESA's Materials and Electrical Components Lab: new video shows work done to safeguard the…

CubeSat aircraft tracking

During an initial live test, ESA's Gom-X3 CubeSat contributed aircraft tracking data to the Flightradar24 online…

Registration open for October’s ESA Open Day in the Netherlands

Registration has now opened for ESA’s annual Open Day in the Netherlands on Sunday, 2 October…

Asteroid Day at ESA

Today is international Asteroid Day - learn more about ESA asteroid tracking and future exploration plans

Every day is Asteroid Day at ESA

ESA is participating in today’s international Asteroid Day, to mark the largest observed asteroid strike in…

Asteroids: assessing the risk

A thick red line snakes across Earth’s surface – a ‘risk corridor’ for the possible impact…