Soyuz check

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is pictured during a 'fit-check' of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft. On 2…

A cosmic couple

Here we see the spectacular cosmic pairing of the star Hen 2-427 — more commonly known…

Ariane 5 liftoff on flight VA225

On 20 August 2015, Ariane 5 flight VA225 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana…

X-ray view of the Galactic Centre

The central regions of our galaxy, the Milky Way, seen in X-rays by ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray…

French ESA astronauts

French ESA astronauts at the ESA Pavilion, Paris Air and Space Show, on 18 June 2015.…

Ariane 5 flight VA225 liftoff replay

On 20 August 2015, Ariane 5 flight VA225 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana…

Andreas Mogensen bio & training

The fourth of ESA’s ‘Class of 2009’ astronauts to fly, Andreas Mogensen from Denmark will soon…

Rosetta thermal louvres

These might resemble venetian window blinds, but they are actually a key technology enabling ESA’s Rosetta…

Rosetta thermal louvres

These might resemble venetian window blinds, but they are actually a key technology enabling ESA’s Rosetta…

Soyuz exams

From left: Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov, Soyuz spacecraft commander Sergei Volkov and ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen…