Webb wows with incredible detail in star-forming system

High-resolution near-infrared light captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows extraordinary new detail and…

Close-up of Proba-3’s Coronagraph, ready to dance

Proba-3’s Coronagraph and Occulter spacecraft get closer to each other in preparation for the world’s first-ever…

ESA – Ariane 6 VA263 liftoff

Europe’s newest rocket, Ariane 6, took flight for the second time from Europe’s Spaceport in French…

A spiral of the water snake

This vibrant spiral galaxy and the subject of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week is…

Earth from Space: Tirana, Albania

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Albania’s capital Tirana and its surroundings. Zoom in to…

MSSA and ESA partner for advancing space-based 5G/6G networks

With a new Memorandum of Intent (MoI) signed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the…

Completing the spacecraft – Let’s Smile (episode 2)

Smile is a brand-new space mission currently in the making. It will study space weather and the…

Student teams explore ESTEC’s robotics labs

Student teams from Denmark, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and the UK were selected through the ESA Academy…

Smile spacecraft: two become one

On 21 January 2025, engineers at ESA’s technical heart (ESTEC) connected the two main parts of…

Second Ariane 6 in the spotlights

Ariane 6 on the launch pad after its mobile hangar was moved away on 3 March…