Sentinel-3: a workhorse mission for Copernicus

Following its launch in February 2016 and subsequent commissioning phase, the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite has been…

World-first firing of air-breathing electric thruster

In a world-first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce…

World-first firing of air-breathing electric thruster

In a world-first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce…

Saturn’s greatest storm

Saturn’s storm are sights to behold. Unlike other planets in the Solar System, the ringed planet…

Saturn’s greatest storm

Saturn’s storm are sights to behold. Unlike other planets in the Solar System, the ringed planet…

[release] JAXA-ESA Joint Statement concerning the bilateral cooperation

On March 3, 2018, on the occasion of the International Space Exploration Forum (ISEF2), the Japan…

[release] JAXA-ESA Joint Statement concerning the bilateral cooperation

On March 3, 2018, on the occasion of the International Space Exploration Forum (ISEF2), the Japan…

Southeast Namibia

Although this image might look more like the surface of Mars, it was actually captured by…

Earth from Space: Southeast Namibia

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

Southeast Namibia

Although this image might look more like the surface of Mars, it was actually captured by…