ExoMars – building on past missions to Mars

The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft will build on past missions to Mars. From the pioneering Viking missions…

Pacific solar eclipse seen from Proba-2

On 8-9 March 2016, a solar eclipse took place over the Pacific Ocean. This eclipse was…

Europe viewed wide

This is one of the first images received from Sentinel-3A’s Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer…

ExoMars 2016: Fairing encapsulation

Video from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, showing the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft composite being encased inside…

Earth from Space: Special edition

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition,…

ExoMars 2016: Scaffold release and tilt

Video from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, showing the scaffolding being released from around the ExoMars…

Comet on 6 March 2016 – OSIRIS wide-angle camera

OSIRIS wide-angle camera image taken on 6 March 2016, when Rosetta was 19.6 km from Comet…

ExoMars 2016 Proton

Some of the team at Baikonur who are preparing the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft for launch, pictured…

Dying star offers glimpse of our Sun’s future

This is a final act of celestial beauty before the long fade into cosmic history. Invisibly…

ExoMars science

The joint European and Russian ExoMars mission will test key exploration technologies and search for evidence…