Plant fluorescence in laboratory

Fluorescence is a near-infrared light that is emitted from the core of a plant’s photosynthetic machinery,…

Earth from Space: Special edition

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition,…

Rosetta Update VNR

After successfully waking up on January 20th, the Rosetta spacecraft is now preparing for its rendezvous…

Jeddah’s seaport, Saudi Arabia

The city of Jeddah’s seaport on Saudi Arabia’s western coast is pictured in this image from…

Earth from Space: Red Sea gateway

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. The ninety-second…

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter module consisting of the spacecraft structure, thermal control and propulsion systems…

Osaka, Japan

Osaka lies to the West of Tokyo and is Japan’s third-largest city. The city runs along…

Gaia calibration image

A Gaia test image of the young star cluster NGC1818 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, taken…

3D visualisation system at ESA’s Concurrent Design Facility

As ESA engineers work together to design a future space mission, it takes virtual shape before…

Ariane 5 flight VA217 liftoff replay

The first Ariane 5 launch of 2014 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on…