Arda Valles

The Arda Valles region of Mars, comprising the network of drainage valleys seen in the left-hand…

Sentinel-3A launch team at ESOC

Sentinel-3A, the third ESA-developed Copernicus satellite carrying four Earth-observing instruments, was launched on 16 February 2016,…

Comet on 13 February 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera

OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 13 February 2016, when Rosetta was 45.8 km from Comet…

Fuel cells powering inner-city vehicles

Inner-city deliveries in Austria may soon be powered by pollution-free fuel cell technology that is also…

Cubesats: Miniaturised technology in space

Whenever someone says 'satellite' people often think of huge and heavy telecommunication satellites with massive solar…

Uniting the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli

Timelapse video showing Schiaparelli, the entry, descent and landing demonstrator module of the ExoMars 2016 mission,…

Sentinel-3A liftoff

Sentinel-3A – the first in the two-satellite Sentinel-3 mission – lifted off on a Rockot launcher…

Arralis integrated circuit

A close-up glimpse at part of a microchip designed to provide high-frequency radar for future space…

Sentinel-3A liftoff

Sentinel-3A – the first in the two-satellite Sentinel-3 mission – lifted off on a Rockot launcher…

Sentinel-3A liftoff

Replay of the Sentinel-3A liftoff on a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia…