This densely populated group of stars is the globular cluster known as NGC 1841, which is found within the Large…
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How will space transform the global food system?
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), global agricultural production will need to increase by…
ESA – Proba-3’s laser-precise positioning
An infrared view of a laser-based test campaign – taking place at Redwire Space in Kruibeke,…
ESA – Grip on Mars
There is a science treasure waiting to be picked up on Mars. Some 330 million km…
ESA – Ariane 6: Arrives
The largest components for the first flight model of Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 arrived at…
ESA – Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744)
Astronomers estimate 50 000 sources of near-infrared light are represented in this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA…
Sand dunes meet stacked ice at Mars’s north pole
This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows the terrain surrounding Mars’s north pole. It captures the region where…
ESA – A galactic treasury
This image features the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559 as seen by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb…
ERS-2 buckles and bends during final farewell
Following a hugely successful mission and almost 30 years in orbit, ESA’s ERS-2 reentered Earth’s atmosphere…
ESA satellite returns to Earth – ERS-2 reentry
Mission complete. ESA’s second European Remote Sensing (ERS-2) satellite has reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the North…