Today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features a galaxy whose asymmetric appearance may be the result of…
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Izaña-2 joins the laser game to track space debris
In Tenerife, Spain, stands a unique duo: ESA’s Izaña-1 and Izaña-2 laser-ranging stations. Together, they form…
The Ground Laser Transmitter at the Kryoneri Observatory
Over the summer 2025, ESA successfully completed a series of four increasingly complex deep-space optical communication…
Algae bloom chlorophyll South Australia
This image acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission – by its Ocean and Land Colour Instrument…
Time moves fast when you are preparing for liftoff!
This video shows a timelapse of the launch preparations for Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather…
ESA – Iberian fires August 2025
Southern Europe is once again in the grip of extreme summer heat. Soaring temperatures and bone-dry…
ESA – Noteworthy nearby spiral
Today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week offers a closeup of a nearby spiral galaxy. The subject…
Aurora Australis over Concordia station
The Aurora Australis, photographed over Concordia station in July 2025, during the ongoing solar activity maximum,…
ESA – New moon of Uranus
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus in images…
MetOp-SG-A1 satellite fixed to Ariane 6 launch adaptor
Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1 weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part…