Gariep Dam, South Africa

The Gariep Dam, the largest dam in South Africa, is featured in this false-colour image captured…

Astronaut Selection

For the fourth time since 1978, ESA is recruiting new astronauts. With applications received from March…

A peculiar sight

This week’s Hubble/ESA Picture of the Week features NGC 7678 — a galaxy located approximately 164…

Evolution of Hyades star cluster from ~ 650 million years ago until now

Located 153 light years away, the Hyades is between 600 and 700 million years old. During…

Locating the Hyades tidal tails

The Hyades is an easily recognisable star cluster in the night sky. The brightest handful of…

How is ESA helping to curb climate change?

As the climate crisis continues to impact life on Earth, ESA is using data beamed to…

A flash of life

Located around 5000 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus (The Swan), Abell 78 is an unusual type…

Amazon rainforest

Amazon rainforest Click here for original story, Amazon rainforest Source: ESA Top…

Infant stars in Orion

These four images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveal the chaotic birth of stars…

Above ground biomass

Vegetation biomass is a crucial ecological variable for understanding the evolution and potential future changes of…