First detection of water vapour

Even when it is still about half way between Jupiter and Mars, some 583 million kilometres…

Saturn’s shadows

It may seem odd to think of planets casting shadows out in the inky blackness of…

Alexander’s view in space

Flying at 28 800 km/h over Earth, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst recorded this video passing over…

Nobel Laureate Meeting connects with Alexander Gerst

This message from ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst was played during the opening ceremony of the 64th…

ATV-5 integrated on Ariane 5

On 26 June 2014 the spacecraft ATV-5 is integrated on its Ariane 5 launcher in the…

Rud-e-Gaz and Rud-e-Hara wetlands

This image over a remote area in southern Iran was acquired by Japan’s ALOS satellite on…

Earth from Space: How dry Iran

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. A Ramsar…

ATV-5 prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher

On 25 June 2014 the spacecraft ATV-5 was prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher…

IXV arrives for testing Jun2014

On 25 June 2014, Europe’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle arrived at ESA’s main technical centre, ESTEC, in…

Space gooooooaaaal

In true World Cup spirit ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Steve…