Face to face with a spiral’s arms

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, which…

ESA – Gripping exploration

The robotic hand designed to collect samples on other worlds is getting its mechanical fingers assembled.…

Crosson and Dotson Ice Shelves

The Crosson and Dotson Ice Shelves are situated in West Antarctica. These huge ice shelves are…

Plato’s 24 newly installed cameras

Engineers at OHB, Germany, inspect Plato’s newly installed 24 cameras on the spacecraft’s optical bench, the…

ESA – Vega-C liftoff in slow-mo

ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.…

MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 arrive in Florida

The first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1), with the Copernicus Sentinel-4 instrument on board, arrived at…

MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 arrive at Cape Canaveral harbour

The first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1), with the Copernicus Sentinel-4 instrument on board, arrived at…

Long-term record of biomass from space

Forests play an important role in the global carbon cycle, influencing levels of carbon dioxide in…

ESA – Proba-3’s orbit

The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission has achieved its ambitious goal when its two spacecraft, the…

ESA – Biomass antenna deployment selfie

Just a week after its launch, ESA’s Biomass mission has reached another critical milestone on its path…