Cool layer in a Sun-like star

One of the great curiosities in solar science is that our Sun’s outer atmosphere – the…

Volare mission name logo

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is set to fly to the International Space Station in May 2013…

Volare robotics challenge

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is the ambassador for the Volare robotics challenge, ESA’s first robotic competition…

Luca at Col-CC

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano paid the Columbus Control Centre a visit before his launch to the…

SMOS results

Over the past three years, ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite has mapped Earth’s…

Steins revisited

Asteroid Steins was first imaged by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft using the OSIRIS camera on 5 September…

A glowing jet from a young star

This image shows an object known as HH 151, a bright jet of glowing material trailed…

European launchers: powering Europe into space

Europe can now launch any satellite on any orbit thanks to its complete portfolio: Ariane, Soyuz…

The Panama Canal

Central Panama and its 80 km-long ship canal that connects the Atlantic – via the Caribbean…

Ariane final stage for ATV-4

An Ariane rocket final booster stage, or EPS, is unloaded and integrated at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou,…