Gift wrapped for Ariane 6

Wrapping presents is all part of the Christmas experience – here’s a notable example from ESA’s…

ESA – Sighting forbidden light

This whirling image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is located about 275 million light-years from…

Webb spots a second lensed supernova in a distant galaxy

In November 2023, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope observed a massive cluster of galaxies named…

ESA – Natal, Brazil

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows the city of Natal, capital of the Rio Grande do Norte…

ESA – Pierced Canadarm2

The Canadarm2 of the International Space Station in front of Earth captured on 2 December 2023 by ESA…

Hubble watches spoke season on Saturn

This photo of Saturn was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 22 October 2023,…

Happy holidays from ESA’s Hera asteroid detective!

Wishing you all the best for Christmas 2023 and a happy new year! This is a…

A holiday globe of stars

To celebrate the holiday season, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the galaxy known as…

ESA astronaut candidates at NASA’s NBL

Members of ESA’s astronaut class of 2022 embarked on their first overseas field trip. They visited…

ESA – Pinhole propulsion for satellites

A palm-sized propulsion option for future space missions: each one of these seven emitter arrays etched…