Daedalia Planum closeup

Close-up view of the two dominant lava flows that reach the foot of the highland terrain…

Proba Mission Operations Centre

Engineers Frédéric Hannoteau (left) and Eric Martin (right), part of the team manning ESA’s smallest control room,…

Proba Mission Operations Centre

Engineers Frédéric Hannoteau (left) and Eric Martin (right), part of the team manning ESA’s smallest control room,…

Andreas Neutral Buoyancy Lab

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen preparing to enter the pool for spacewalk training at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy…

Andreas spacewalk training

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen about to head underwater for spacewalk training at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab…

Sentinel-1: Radar mission

In early April, Sentinel-1A will be launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a Soyuz…

Sentinel-1: Radar mission

In early April, Sentinel-1A will be launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a Soyuz…

SARAS for faster satellite tracking

European technology is making it easier to catch signals from speeding satellites. SARAS – a Spanish…

Catching signals faster

SARAS – a Spanish acronym for ‘Fast Acquisition of Satellites and Launchers’ – enables ground stations…

Star factory NGC 7538

The billowing clouds portrayed in this image from ESA’s Herschel observatory are part of NGC 7538,…