First glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice science camera

This striking image from the science camera on ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) shows interstellar…

Orbital plumbing maintenance aboard the International Space Station

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, performs plumbing maintenance inside the International Space Station’s Tranquility module. Wearing protective…

Earth from Space: Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the icy landscape of Terra Nova Bay in East Antarctica. Zoom…

ESA – Space safety hazards: asteroids

Asteroids are ancient space rocks left over from the formation of the Solar System. They are…

Greta rocket engine first test-firing campaign

The Greta engine firing up on a new mobile test stand in Trauen, Germany. Greta was…

ESA – Unfolding MetOp-SG-B1’s solar wing

With launch planned for later this year, testing is well underway to ensure the MetOp Second…

ESA – Webb Examines Cranium Nebula

Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to…

Students kick off experiments on ESA’s flat floor

University students conduct experiments with a free-floating platform at the European Space Agency’s Orbital Robotics Laboratory.…

Annular solar eclipse over Antarctica

A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse seen from Concordia research station in Antarctica on 17 February 2026.  Peaking at 19:47…

NGC 1637 (Hubble WFC3 and Webb NIRCam images)

For the first time, astronomers have used images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to…