One step closer to the Flyeye network

ESA’s plans to deploy a network of asteroid-detecting ‘Flyeye’ telescopes has come one step closer to…

Merger in the early formation stages of our Galaxy

Computer simulation of the merger between a galaxy like the young Milky Way, whose stars are shown…

Merger in the early formation stages of our Galaxy

Computer simulation of the merger between a galaxy like the young Milky Way, whose stars are shown…

Noordwijk shake

ESA’s Test Centre based in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, simulates every aspect of space for satellite testing…

Noordwijk shake

ESA’s Test Centre based in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, simulates every aspect of space for satellite testing…

Darkened GRALS chamber

A Halloween view inside one of the darker recesses of ESA’s technical heart. Shaded to resemble…

Darkened GRALS chamber

A Halloween view inside one of the darker recesses of ESA’s technical heart. Shaded to resemble…

MetOp: the power of three

MetOp-A was launched in 2006 and MetOp-B in 2012, and now it is time for MetOp-C.…

MetOp: the power of three

MetOp-A was launched in 2006 and MetOp-B in 2012, and now it is time for MetOp-C.…

Into the dark

The geology field training course Pangaea is back for its third leg. Designed to train astronauts…