Namib Desert

Korea’s Kompsat-2 satellite captured this image over the sand seas of the Namib Desert on 7…

Earth from Space: Dune 45

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

SWARM soon to be exploring Earth’s magnetic field

Swarm is a constellation of three satellites to measure precisely the magnetic signals from Earth's core,…

Liftoff of Vega VV02

The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…

Galactic centre

The environment at the centre of our Milky Way Galaxy. The Galactic Centre hosts a supermassive…

Liftoff of Vega VV02

The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…

Vega VV02 Liftoff

The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…

Liftoff of Vega VV02

On 7 May 2013 (GMT), the second Vega lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Alphasat reaches Geostationary Orbit

Ariane 5 releases Alphasat, the largest European satellite ever built, towards Geostationary Orbit, after which the…

TDP1: Laser communication

The laser communication terminal on Alphasat make a successful laser link with a Low Earth Orbit…