Galileo satellites placed on Soyuz

The ‘upper composite’, containing the seventh and eighth Galileo satellites attached to their dispenser atop the…

Galileos moved to launch pad

The ‘upper composite’, containing the seventh and eighth Galileo satellites attached to their dispenser atop the…

Night flight over Italy and Egypt

Looking down from the Cupola observatory on the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti took…

ESA Euronews: Rosetta continues to surprise

The comet-chasing mission of ESA spacecraft Rosetta and its robotic lander Philae has grabbed attention from…

Black-hole wind

Some supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies are devouring the surrounding material. They also…

Pine Island Glacier on Sentinel-1A’s radar

This image combining two scans by Sentinel-1A’s radar shows that parts of the Pine Island glacier…

Electrodynamic Shaker on BBC Stargazing Live

The normally shuttered doors of ESA’s satellite testing facility were thrown open to the BBC’s popular…

Inside fairing

The seventh and eighth Galileo satellites were enclosed within their protective Soyuz fairing on Friday, 20…

The colours of orbit

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti took these images from the International Space Station during her six-month mission.…

IXV completes flawless mission

Having completed a short and flawless return from space, IXV, Europe's atmospheric reentry demonstrator, is now…