This image was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 9 September 2024 and shows wildfires…
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A look back at Sentinel-2C’s ride into space on Vega
The third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, Sentinel-2C, has launched aboard the last Vega rocket, flight VV24, from…
Space Team Europe for Vega: final liftoff
Interviews with personnel that worked on the last Vega rocket, flight VV24, with Sentinel-2C onboard. The…
Cluster reentry explained: world’s first targeted reentry
The first of four satellites that make up ESA’s Cluster mission is coming safely back down to Earth,…
Black hole pair embedded in middle of active galaxy MCG-03-34-064
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have confirmed a pair of supermassive…
Cluster satellite reenters Earth’s atmosphere
The first recorded observation of a satellite reentry from a high-speed orbit, taken from a plane…
Metal 3D Printer – clips
The Metal 3D Printer, a collaboration between ESA and Airbus, is the first metal 3D printer…
ESA – Power across the spectrum
The Hubble Space Telescope has a lot to show in this week’s Picture of the Week. Its…
ESA – Mars rover trials
Rover trials in a quarry in the UK showing a four-wheeled rover, known as Codi, using…
Earth from Space: Sentinel-2 captures Sentinel-2
The Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite captured this image over Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 2 September,…