Solar Orbiter’s first view of the Sun

The Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) on ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft took these images on 30 May…

#trainlikeanastronaut Challenge #5: Liftoff Languages

Astronauts need brains AND brawn! Using your coordination, endurance and quick thinking, perform five jumping jacks,…

Meet the Experts: Mission from ground

How do we control a spacecraft from Earth and will satellites in space be autonomous one…

A-68A in open waters

A-68A in open waters Click here for original story, A-68A in open waters …

The sculpted galaxy

Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this image shows NGC 7513, a barred spiral galaxy. Located…

Dust particles over Cuba

Cuba Click here for original story, Dust particles over Cuba Source: ESA…

Aerosols from Saharan dust plume

The Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission is dedicated to monitoring air pollution by measuring a multitude of trace…

Meet the experts: 3, 2, 1 Liftoff!

How do rockets lift off from the ground and how fast do they go? Can we…

Birds of a feather

The spiral pattern shown by the galaxy in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is striking…

Earth from Space: Ari Atoll, Maldives

In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, we explore the Maldives with Copernicus…