Brazil coast via laser beam

The precursor laser technology to the EDRS SpaceDataHighway relayed a radar scan of the Brazilian coast…

ExoMars prepares for launch

The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft - consisting of the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and the Schiaparelli entry,…

LISA Pathfinder team

ESA’s LISA Pathfinder satellite was launched on 3 December 2015, and reached its work site –…

Orion’s wings

On 29 February a test model of Orion’s solar array was unfolded at NASA’s Plum Brook…

Earth from Space: Special edition

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

Aeolis Mensae

A powerful combination of tectonic activity and strong winds have joined forces to shape the scenery…

Comet on 10 February 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera

OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 10 February 2016, when Rosetta was 49.2 km from Comet…

Thick green fog of aurora

Aurora seen from the International Space Station by ESA astronaut Tim Peake. Tim commented on the…

Investigating airway inflammation

ESA astronaut Tim Peake and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra participated in the Airway Monitoring experiment in…

Eastern Desert

The Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over central-eastern Egypt with this image from 17 January. Like most…