Rosetta closing in on the comet

After a 10-year journey, Rosetta is finally closing in on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Magali Vaissiere, David Parker and Rt Hon Greg Clark

Magali Vaissiere, ESA Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications, David Parker, Head of UK Space Agency, and…

How big is Rosetta compared with the comet?

This short animation explains the relative sizes of the Rosetta spacecraft and comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Rosetta is…

Space timelapse over Brazil

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst recorded this timelapse from the International Space Station as it flew over Brazil…

Droplets of star formation and two merging galaxies in SDSS J1531+3414

The two galaxies have been found to be merging into one and a "chain" of young…

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Guanabara Bay in southeast Brazil is pictured in this image from the Sentinel-1A satellite. The city…

Exploding blue supergiant star

This artist’s impression depicts a region of an exploding blue supergiant. These stars are quite rare…

ATV-5 George Lemaître Mission VNR

ATV-5 is the last in the series to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The…

ATV-5: Georges Lemaître, Monseigneur Big Bang

With ATV-5 George Lemaitre soon to be launched to the ISS from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, ESA…

ATV-5 Heritage

The fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV-5 , is scheduled to lift off at 01h43…