Earth from Space: Peaceful Paxi

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. In the…

Alphasat lifts off

On 25 July 2013,  an Ariane 5 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana carrying…

Ariane 5 liftoff with Alphasat

Watch the replay of an Ariane 5 liftoff with Alphasat on board on 25 July, 2013,…

Launch of Alphasat, Europe’s largest telecom satellite

Watch the full replay of the Alphasat launch aboard an Ariane 5, from Europe’s spaceport in…

Ariane 5 with Alphasat ready for launch

The Ariane 5 launcher containing Europe's largest telecom satellite Alphasat was rolled out to the launch…

Alphasat carries a quartet of test technologies

ESA's Alphasat telecom satellite - seen here during encapsulation on 15 July - carries a quartet of…

Night or day?

Cassini’s Pale Blue Dot

In this rare image taken on 19 July, the wide-angle camera on the international Cassini spacecraft…

Earth from Space: Special edition

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. This special edition is…

Surprise guest on the International Space Station

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano had a flying visit from Paxi, the ESA kids mascot. Follow Paxi on…