Planck CMB

The anisotropies of the Cosmic microwave background (CMB) as observed by Planck. The CMB is a…

Replay of Planck media briefing – Part 2

Part 2: Media briefing briefing for science specialists on the first cosmology data release from ESA's…

Replay: Planck’s Cosmic Microwave Background map Media Briefing

Media representatives were briefed on the first cosmology data release from ESA's Planck mission including Planck’s…

Troubleshooters

Seen from left to right: engineers Jürgen Eisenbraun, Carl Hall, George Varewijck, Stéphane Roure at ESA's…

MAXI J1659­–152

MAXI J1659–152 is a rapidly spinning binary system comprising a black hole more than three times…

Power spectrum of temperature fluctuations in the CMB

This animation explains how the wealth of information that is contained in the all-sky map of…

Space weather aurora

The Northern Lights – Aurora Borealis – above Finnish Lapland near Sodankylä during ESA’s space weather…

ATV-4 docking port and logo

ATV Albert Einstein at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana with its mission logo on the wall…

Steady…

A technician moves ATV Albert Einstein's pressurised module at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana. Once in…

ATV-4 in Kourou

A technician prepares ATV Albert Einstein's pressurised module at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana to integrate it…