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,…

Comet on 15 February 2015 – NavCam

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 125 km from…

Polish human centrifuge

How do you prepare for the unique experience of weightlessness on a parabolic aircraft flight? An…

Polish human centrifuge

How do you prepare for the unique experience of weightlessness on a parabolic aircraft flight? An…

Radiation testing for space

The apparent void of space is actually awash in high-energy particle radiation, which can have just…

Rosetta’s closest encounter