Comet on 18 February 2015 – NavCam

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 198 km from…

Exploring the colours of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Astronomical images often look like works of art. This picture of one of our nearest neighbouring…

SmallGEO AG1 completes integration

The Hispasat AG1 communications satellite completes the integration phase of testing in OHB System's cleanroom in…

Estonia

The Baltic country of Estonia – with the political borders in white – is pictured in…

Earth from Space: Estonian mosaic

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. The one…

Earthquake monitoring with radar satellites

Radar satellite missions can measure millimetre-scale changes in Earth’s surface following an earthquake. On 24 August…

Phlegra Montes southern tip

Colour image of the southernmost portion of Phlegra Montes on Mars, a complex system of isolated…

Beijing, China

This image from the Sentinel-1A satellite shows the capital of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing.…

IXV prepares for liftoff

This timelapse video shows ESA's IXV spaceplane, from final preparations to liftoff on a Vega rocket from…

Colour vision for Copernicus

Combining high-resolution and novel multispectral capabilities, a swath width of 290 km and frequent revisit times,…