Hubble celebrates 31st birthday with giant star on the edge of destruction

In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers…

Juice's high gain antenna integrated

Timelapse showing the 2.5 m high gain antenna being added to the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer,…

Galactic close-up

This image shows a close-up portrait of the magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4603, which lies over…

Laizhou Bay, China

Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the sediment-stained waters in Laizhou Bay, located on the southern shores…

Crew-2 Walkout and departure to launch pad 39A

SpaceX Crew-2 Walkout from NASA’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, and departure to launch pad…

ESA astronauts celebrate 20 years on the International Space Station

#SpaceStation20th​ messages from astronauts On 19 April, 2001, Umberto Guidoni was launched to the International Space…

Using satellites to understand ocean acidification

As atmospheric carbon dioxide rises, Earth’s oceans are absorbing more carbon, changing the chemistry of ocean…

Preparing Falcon 9 for Crew-2 launch

A Falcon 9 Crew Dragon is prepared for the launch of Crew-2 on launch pad 39A…

Interview with Frank De Winne on mission Alpha launch

ESA astronaut and ESA’s International Space Station programme manager Frank de Winne interviewed in Florida, USA,…

Astronaut Samantha on sharing the skies with debris

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti spent 199 days on the International Space Station, during her record-breaking Futura…