SMOS – ESA’s water mission

SMOS - ESA's water mission

CryoSat – ESA’s Ice Mission

CryoSat - ESA's Ice Mission

GOCE, mapping gravity as never before

GOCE, mapping gravity as never before

Education at ESA – a mission to inspire and engage youngsters

ESA's space programme is a great source of inspiration and knowledge. The ESA Education office has…

Did you know: How many stars exist in our solar system?

Did you know: How many stars exist in our solar system?

Forest monitoring

With the future of forests a global concern, sustainable management practices are increasingly urgent. GMES supplies…

Technical heart

Video tour of ESTEC: ESA's space research and technology centre.

Technology guide

This new brochure details ESA's leading role in developing technology for space

Reflecting on XMM-Newton

Reflection patterns off one of the gold-plated spare mirrors of ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray space telescope.

Second Galileo IOV launch

Second Galileo IOV launch on 12 October 2012, carrying the second two Galileo In-Orbit Validation satellites…