Reaching across space

Technology image of the week: as this telerobotics engineer moves his control gauntlet, a robotic hand…

Telerobotic robot hand

As engineer Manuel Aiple moves his gauntleted hand, the robotic hand a few metres away in…

A hungry starburst galaxy

This new Hubble picture is the sharpest ever image of the core of spiral galaxy Messier…

Galileo unboxed

The third Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellite being unboxed at the ESTEC Test Centre in…

Vega flight VV03

The third launch by Europe’s new small launcher, Vega, delivered Kazakhstan’s KazEOSat-1(DZZ-HR) satellite for high-resolution Earth observation into its planned…

Loading ATV-5 cargo

This timelapse video shows the cargo loading process for ESA’s fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle, Georges…

Galileo works, and works well

How far has Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system progressed? Watch this video summary of Galileo's In-Orbit Validation…

Space eclipse

ESA's Proba-2 Sun-watcher saw Australia's 29 April partial solar eclipse from orbit – see the Royal…

Space eclipse

ESA's Proba-2 Sun-watcher saw Australia's 29 April partial solar eclipse from orbit – see the Royal…

Eclipse for Highlight