Mission X 2020 Kick-off and 10 year anniversary

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano sends a special kick-off message to the participants on Mission X 2020…

Stormy activity at Mars’ icy north pole

This image shows part of the ice cap sitting at Mars’ north pole, complete with bright…

Solar Orbiter fuelling

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft (seen in the background) is fuelled with propellants and oxidiser in the…

Solar Orbiter prepares for fuelling

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, inside a transport container, is moved from the non-hazardous processing facility to…

X-ray and optical view of the Perseus galaxy cluster

This image shows the Perseus galaxy cluster – one of the most massive known objects in…

Imposter or the real deal?

This Picture of the Week, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a close-up view of a…

ESA Brand Partnerships

The use, development and exploitation of space to improve everybody’s lives is fundamental to the work…

Hubble surveys gigantic galaxy

To kickstart the 30th anniversary year of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble has imaged a…

Placed among the stars

This smattering of celestial sequins is a spiral galaxy named NGC 4455, located in the northern…

ESA Highlights 2019

As the year comes to a close, it is once again time to look back and…