ESA astronauts training for ISS mission

Thomas Pesquet from France will shortly become the last member of ESA’s 2009 astronaut class to…

Winning team

The winning team at Space App Camp 2016: Daniele De Vecchi, Nick Read, Ian Newson and…

Methane-flooded canyons on Titan

The aptly named Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is remarkably Earth-like. Its diameter is only about 40%…

Spin Your Thesis! 2016 – Achilles team

As part of ESA Education's Hands-on programmes, 4 students  from Universtity of Minho and University of…

Space App Camp 2016

The weeklong ‘camp’ held at ESA’s establishment in Italy 12–19 September 2016 gathered together app developers…

Comet on 8 September 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera

OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 8 September 2016, when Rosetta was 4.1 km from the…

Standing out from the crowd

A lone source shines out brightly from the dark expanse of deep space, glowing softly against…

Space for Inspiration

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talks at the 'Space for Inspiration – International Space Station and beyond'…

Copernicus Sentinel-1B handed over for operations

Following liftoff on 25 April 2016, the Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite has been commissioned and handed over…

Poyang Lake

Southern China’s Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in the country. Located in Jiangxi province,…