Orion integration on top of Moon launcher

Integration of the Orion spacecraft on top of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at NASA’s Kennedy…

Euclid spacecraft integration

The Euclid payload and service module are currently at Thales Alenia Space in Torino, Italy, where…

X-ray binary transit by a possible planet

This artist’s animation depicts the possible detection of a planet candidate in an X-ray binary in…

Swirling deposits in a giant impact basin

Swirling deposits in a giant impact basin Click here for original story, Swirling deposits…

Hubble spies a pair of squabbling galaxies

This observation from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases Arp 86, a peculiar pair of interacting galaxies which…

Earth from Space: Perth, Australia

In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over…

Perth, Australia

Perth, Australia Click here for original story, Perth, Australia Source: ESA Top…

Galileo: the first ten years

Europe’s own satellite navigation system, Galileo, has become the world’s most precise, delivering metre-level accuracy, available…

Launching soon: Cosmic Kiss

German ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will soon begin his first mission to the International Space Station.…

Welcome to the Ariane 6 launch complex

The Ariane 6 launch complex is a marvel of engineering. Take a tour at Europe’s Spaceport…