‘Space for Earth’ space pavilion at ILA

The ‘Space for Earth’ space pavilion at ILA, the Berlin Air and Space Show, on 19…

Antarctica’s ice loss

Three years of measurements from CryoSat show that the Antarctic Ice Sheet is now losing 159…

Hubble sees aurora on Saturn

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured new images of the dancing auroral lights…

Mount Huascarán, Peru

The snow-capped mountains running through the centre of this satellite image are part of the Cordillera…

Earth from Space: Tropical snow

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

Venus Express aerobraking

Visualisation of the Venus Express aerobraking manoeuvre, which will see the spacecraft orbiting Venus at an…

Replay of Space Day at ILA 22 May – Launcher and ISS panels

Replay of the afternoon panels during Space Day at the Berlin Air and Space Show, 22 May…

Jupiter and its shrunken great red spot

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a churning anticyclonic storm [1]. It shows up in images of…

Comet on 30 April

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko seen towards the constellation of Ophiuchus (note that from the vantage point of Earth,…

Rabe Crater perspective

Rabe Crater is a 108 km-wide impact crater with an intricately shaped dune field. The dune…