ESA – SOLIS100 isolation study crew

The SOLIS100 Isolation Study is a 100‑day human isolation experiment designed to better understand how prolonged…

Plato enters special space-like chamber

This timelapse video captures the activities to move Plato into the Large Space Simulator (LSS) at ESA’s…

Space Rider drop model assembly

The first full-size test model of the European Space Agency’s reusable spacecraft Space Rider is complete…

ESA School Days 2026: A week of space and science

English From 13 to 17 April, ESA’s Centre for Earth Observation in Frascati, ESRIN, hosted the…

ESA – ESA School Days 2026

English From 13 to 17 April, ESA’s Centre for Earth Observation in Frascati, ESRIN, hosted the…

ESA – Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan

This picture was published by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on social media with the following caption:…

Trifid Nebula (Wide Field Camera 3 Image)

The colours in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope tell a story about density…

ESA – Explore the Trifid Nebula

“Fly” through the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s view of the Trifid Nebula. The video “floats” over…

ESA – Last glimpse of Smile

Like a caterpillar inside a cocoon, the Smile spacecraft was enclosed inside a Vega-C rocket fairing on…

Simonetta Cheli welcomes the launch of new IRIDE satellites

Simonetta Cheli, ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes, welcomes the second successful launch for IRIDE’s Eaglet…