Proxima announcement

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet revealed the name and logo for his six-month mission to the International…

TEDxESA speakers

Speakers at the inaugural TEDxESA event, which took place at the ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk,…

First supplies in nine months land at Concordia research station

The first supply aircraft in over six months landed at Europe’s Concordia station on 6 November,…

Reconstructing Philae’s flight

Data from both the Philae lander and Rosetta orbiter experiments, as well as simulation results based…

Cheops entering acoustic chamber

A test model of ESA’s exoplanet-watching Cheops satellite being placed in an acoustic chamber in Europe’s…

Rosetta Philae landing: one year

It’s been an extraordinary year for the Rosetta comet mission since Philae landed on the surface…

Earth from Space: Special Edition

In this special edition, scientists Thomas Esch from the German Aerospace Center and Jean-Philippe Cantou from…

Montreal, Canada

A dual-polarisation composite of Montreal, captured by Sentinel-1A on 8 September 2015.

Isolation ends

The first supply aircraft in over six months landed at Europe’s Concordia station on 6 November,…

Ariane 5 flight VA227 liftoff replay

On 10 November 2015, Ariane 5 flight VA227 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana…