Solar corona viewed by Proba-3’s ASPIICS

The Sun’s inner corona, coloured artificially to appear violet, in an image taken on 23 May…

ESA – ASTRIS model

A model of the Ariane Smart Transfer and Release In-orbit Ship (ASTRIS) complements the Ariane 6…

Solar corona viewed by Proba-3’s ASPIICS

The Sun’s inner corona, coloured artificially to appear dark green, in an image taken on 23…

Solar corona viewed by Proba-3’s ASPIICS

The Sun’s inner corona appears greenish in this image taken on 23 May 2025 by the…

ESA-CNES press conference at Le Bourget Paris Air Show 2025

Watch the replay of the ESA-CNES press conference held at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Le…

First artificial solar eclipse in space

Proba-3 artificially created what is normally a rare natural phenomenon: a total solar eclipse. In a…

Deployment of ΦINIX-1 Drag Sail following Vibration test

Drag sails are a cost-effective and reliable method for accelerating the deorbit of small satellites, especially…

ESA – Stirring the interstellar soup

This serene spiral galaxy hides a cataclysmic past. The galaxy IC 758, shown here in today’s NASA/ESA Hubble…

Earth from Space: East Kalimantan, Borneo

Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured this image over part of eastern Borneo, a tropical island in Southeast Asia.…

ESA – Space boarding pass

Please have your boarding pass ready. Destination: the International Space Station. ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski received…