Spinning station

On 10 October, ESA’s deep-space radio dish in Cebreros, Spain, transmitted an 866 sec interstellar message…

CubeSat times two

Technology image of the week: the contract is signed for ESA's newest, biggest small nanosatellite yet:…

Colles Nili

This part of Colles Nili was imaged by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars…

GomX-4B with GomX-4A

ESA has signed a contract for its biggest small nanosatellite yet: GomX-4B will be a ‘6-unit’…

Thomas during training at GCTC

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during training on Soyuz docking simulator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre…

Thomas, Oleg and Peggy

From left: ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, Roscosmos commander Oleg Novitsky and NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, at…

Schiaparelli’s camera sequence

In this simulation, the ‘footprints’ of Schiaparelli’s 15 descent camera images follow a roughly clockwise order,…

ExoMars Science

On Mars there are dust storms, polar ice caps and four distinct seasons. This dynamic world…

ExoMars Science

On Mars there are dust storms, polar ice caps and four distinct seasons. This dynamic world…

Sloshing fluids

Have you ever tried walking while carrying a full cup of water? Your steps invariably cause…