ESA spots asteroid that made very close approach to Earth

Asteroid 2025 TF flew over Antarctica at 00:47:26 UTC ± 18 s on 1 October, coming…

Inauguration of ESA’s fourth deep space antenna

On 4 October 2025, the European Space Agency has expanded its capability to communicate with scientific,…

Josef Aschbacher addresses the IAC 2025 panel on Space Sustainability: Regional Priorities, Global Responsibility

Follow the questions to ESA DG during the IAC 2025 panel on Space Sustainability, moderated by…

ESA – The IRIDE programme

IRIDE, which stands for International Report for an Innovative Defence of Earth, is an ambitious Italian…

Closing ceremony of the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2025

Follow the closing ceremony of the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Sydney, Australia from…

ESA – IRIDE constellations

IRIDE’s system consists of six constellations equipped with sensors for Earth observation. It is one of…

Tracking satellites at the speed of light

2025 marks a landmark year for Europe’s ‘bridge between Earth and space’. The European Space Agency’s…

Earth from Space: Kilauea lava lake, Hawaii

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures an active lava lake on the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big…

ESA – Sample processing

The intricate mechanisms of the most sophisticated laboratory on Mars are revealed in Episode 4 of…

Yellow and blue, old and new

Stars of all ages are on display in today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week.…