ESA – Spectrum first flight

European commercial rocket Spectrum, developed and operated by Isar Aerospace, took flight from Andøya Spaceport in…

ESA – Aleš Svoboda | Supersonic, Space Stuff & STEM

Meet Aleš Svoboda— A skilled pilot with over 1500 flight hours, Aleš holds a PhD in…

Earth from Space: Great Barrier Reef, Australia

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of one of the world’s natural wonders – the Great…

Swan song for stars and cameras

The swirling, paint-like clouds in the darkness of space in this stunning image seem surreal, like…

ESA – Fuelling Biomass

Marking a major milestone in the preparation of ESA’s Biomass satellite for its scheduled 29 April…

Space Rider’s ALEK in LEAF

A part of the orbital module for the European Space Agency’s reuseable spacecraft Space Rider in…

New ESA invention tested in a chamber of no echoes

Engineers from the European Space Agency’s Radio Frequency Equipment and Technology section successfully tested a new…

P160C solid-propellant rocket motor rolls out to its test stand

The first model of a future Ariane booster and Vega rocket stage is rolled out to…

A broader view of Acheron Fossae

This image shows a region of Mars known as Acheron Fossae in wider context. Other notable features…

ESA – Smile meets Maxwell

We are one step closer to revealing how Earth responds to dangers from the Sun. To…