OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 18 August 2016, when Rosetta was 6.1 km from the…
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Planck’s flame-filled view of the Polaris Flare
This image from ESA’s Planck satellite appears to show something quite ethereal and fantastical: a sprite-like…
Stellar shrapnel
Several thousand years ago, a star some 160 000 light-years away from us exploded, scattering stellar…
Comet on 15 August 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera
OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 15 August 2016, when Rosetta was 6.7 km from the…
Gates of ESTEC
The front gates of ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands, set to be thrown open to…
Space science: everything starts here
How did it all begin? What are the origins of our planet? To understand our place…
Comet on 12 August 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera
OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 12 August 2016, when Rosetta was 7.5 km from the…
Sentinel-2 global coverage
As well as imaging in high resolution and in different wavelengths, the key to assessing change…
Sentinel-2 global coverage
As well as imaging in high resolution and in different wavelengths, the key to assessing change…
Hubble’s fireball
This dramatic burst of colour shows a cosmic object with an equally dramatic history. Enveloped within…