Methane-flooded canyons on Titan

The aptly named Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is remarkably Earth-like. Its diameter is only about 40%…

Spin Your Thesis! 2016 – Achilles team

As part of ESA Education's Hands-on programmes, 4 students  from Universtity of Minho and University of…

Space App Camp 2016

The weeklong ‘camp’ held at ESA’s establishment in Italy 12–19 September 2016 gathered together app developers…

Comet on 8 September 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera

OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 8 September 2016, when Rosetta was 4.1 km from the…

Standing out from the crowd

A lone source shines out brightly from the dark expanse of deep space, glowing softly against…

Space for Inspiration

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talks at the 'Space for Inspiration – International Space Station and beyond'…

Copernicus Sentinel-1B handed over for operations

Following liftoff on 25 April 2016, the Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite has been commissioned and handed over…

Poyang Lake

Southern China’s Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in the country. Located in Jiangxi province,…

Earth from Space: Poyang Lake

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Check out…

Space for inspiration: Tim Peake mission highlights and outlook

Replay of the Space for Inspiration event that took place 14–15 September at the London Science…