Thomas Pesquet and Expedition 50 space Christmas message

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet shares his Christmas plans and wishes on the International Space Station with…

Fly Your Satellite! programme overview

“Fly your Satellite” is an ESA educational initiative whose focus is to have university students working directly…

Fly Your Satellite! programme overview

“Fly your Satellite” is an ESA educational initiative whose focus is to have university students working directly…

Highlights 2016

2016 has been an incredible year for the European Space Agency. With astronauts visiting the ISS,…

Highlights 2016

2016 has been an incredible year for the European Space Agency. With astronauts visiting the ISS,…

Eric Wille: Catching X-rays in stacked silicon

ESA optics engineer Eric Wille explains the origin of silicon pore optics, the new optical technology underpinning…

Beating the battery chill factor

Maria Nestoridi, energy storage engineer I’m a battery specialist – which means that a lot of the time…

Beating the battery chill factor

Maria Nestoridi, energy storage engineer I’m a battery specialist – which means that a lot of the time…

False-colour view of galaxy M81

An important part of studying celestial objects is understanding and removing the background noise. The image…

False-colour view of galaxy M81

An important part of studying celestial objects is understanding and removing the background noise. The image…