A window on the world

This remarkable image was taken by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano through the International Space Station’s window…

IXV Splash down

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Herschel by Faulkes Telescope North

The Herschel space observatory is shown here in monochrome and negative against a backdrop of stars,…

Luca sets up his MWS (Mini Work Station) for the EVA

Probing Mesopotamia

The recently launched Proba-V miniaturised satellite captured this image over the border region of northern Syria,…

Earth from Space: Probing Mesopotamia

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

Power dressing

Expansive solar arrays for Europe’s Alphasat, the most sophisticated commercial telecommunications satellite ever built.