ESA – Smile: cleanroom to space

Smile was successfully launched from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana on May 19, 2026. This timelapse…

SpaceX CRS-34 approach and docking

This timelapse was published by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on social media with the following caption:…

Space science for your heart

A rocket pumped microgravity into an artificial, simulated heart for the sake of biology and fluid…

This Month at ESA: May 2026

What did space deliver for Europe this month? From asteroid flybys to Mars landing tests, new…

Journey to the centre of a galaxy cluster

The focus of today’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of…

ESA – 100 days in space

This picture was published by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on social media with the following caption:…

MTG-I2 embarks on journey to Europe’s Spaceport

The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite has set out on its journey from France to French…

Mount Vesuvius, Italy

This picture was published on social media as part of a set by ESA astronaut Sophie…

ESA – Landing sideways

A large boulder, a treacherous crater or a gust of wind could jeopardise a smooth landing on Mars. Before the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin…

ESA – Soft landing for Mars

  Replica of one of the landing legs of the Rosalind Franklin descent module during a…