Nature’s grand design

This eye-catching galaxy is known as NGC 5364.  Unmistakably a spiral, NGC 5364 is also something known…

Cheops image of its first target star

Image of HD 70843, the star chosen as the first target for Cheops, ESA’s Characterising ExOPlanet…

Solar Orbiter during launch preparations

ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft being mounted onto the payload adaptor ring  of the Atlas V 411…

Solar Orbiter integrated into rocket fairing

ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft being encapsulated into the fairing of the US Atlas V 411 rocket…

Solar Orbiter packed for launch

The fairing of the US Atlas V 411 rocket with ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft inside at…

Copernicus4regions debate

The Copernicus4Regions breakfast debate took place on 23 January 2020 at the European Parliament. Organised jointly…

Multi-site In-Flight Call with ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano

Recording of a multi-site In-Flight Call with Luca Parmitano on board the ISS with three participating…

ESA’s missions to the Sun

ESA’s new Sun-explorer, Solar Orbiter, will capture close-up images of never before seen regions of our…

Solar Orbiter operations simulations

ESA’s Solar Orbiter is getting ready for its launch on an Atlas V rocket provided by…

Bars and baby stars

The galaxy depicted in this Picture of the Week is a barred spiral known as NGC 7541, seen here as…