Europe’s NIRSpec instrument will be launched in 2018 as part of the NASA–ESA James Webb Space…
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Inside LISA Pathfinder, with narration
ESA’s LISA Pathfinder mission is a technology demonstrator that will pave the way for future spaceborne…
Tim Peake bio and training
Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to be selected as a member of ESA’s European…
Final Soyuz spacecraft exams for Tim Peake
British ESA astronaut Tim Peake will be launched to the International Space Station, from Baikonur in…
Microgravity mixing
Researchers from the Free University of Brussels recently discovered a natural phenomenon when mixing liquids of…
On the rim of Schiaparelli crater
A 42 km-wide impact crater and numerous smaller craters straddle the northwestern rim of the 460…
Vega VV06 upper composite integration
Integration of the fully integrated fairing of Vega VV06, carrying LISA Pathfinder, in the launcher assembly…
Sentinel-3A wrapped up
Sentinel-3A is wrapped up for its journey to reach the cosmodrome in Plesetsk, Russia.
Merida, Spain
This true-colour image of Merida was taken by Sentinel-2A on 11 August. Home to some 60…
Vega VV06 fully assembled in its mobile gantry
Vega VV06, carrying LISA Pathfinder, is fully assembled in its mobile gantry, in the launcher assembly…