Ariane 6: Europe’s next big rocket in a nutshell

Ariane 6 is the newest rocket in a series that has, for five decades, been launching…

ESA – Webb admires bejewelled ring

This new picture of the month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features the gravitational lensing…

ESA – Earth from Space: Madeira

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured a rare, cloud-free image over the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira in…

A maelstrom of matter and energy

This Picture of the Week from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope depicts the galaxy NGC 4951, a spiral galaxy that’s…

ESA – Climate Detectives Student Conference

17 teams participating in the 2023-24 Climate Detectives school project were invited to ESA’s Centre for…

Laser upgrade for Mars rover

After some time off the road, vehicles require proper maintenance checks. The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover…

Eye test for lunar impact surveyor

ESA’s newly approved Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer, Lumio, mission will orbit an Earth-Moon Lagrange point to…

Proba-3’s new view on space weather

Space weather can affect satellites in orbit, trigger geomagnetic storms on Earth and interfere with ground…

A snaking scar on Mars

This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows Aganippe Fossa, a fascinating groove at the foot of Mars’s colossal…

ESA – L1527 (MIRI image)

L1527, shown in this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), is…