Ice station Svalbard

Technology image of the week: ESA's veteran Proba-1 minisatellite images Europe's most northerly satellite ground station

Fly your satellite! – extended version

Next 22 April, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, a Soyuz rocket will launch Sentinel-1B for…

CubeSats orbiting Earth

Artist's impressions of CubeSats orbiting Earth.

CubeSats orbiting Earth

Artist's impressions of CubeSats orbiting Earth.

Thunderstorm view

A timelapse video by European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake taken during his six-month Principia mission…

Proba-1 images Svalbard ground station

Long shadows cast across the snow give a frosty view of the covered domes of Europe’s…

Sentinel-1B release into orbit

Sentinel-1B will be launched on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on…

Soyuz heads to launch tower

The Soyuz rocket that will carry Sentinel-1B into orbit heads to the launch tower at Europe's…

Soyuz rolls out

The Soyuz rocket that will take Sentinel-1B, three CubeSats and Microscope into orbit being rolled out…

Why an asteroid mission?

Why does Earth need an asteroid-deflection test? Queen guitarist Brian May, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, UK…