Cosmic collision in the Bullet Group

A composite view of the Bullet Group reveals its constituents and their peculiar arrangement. The hot…

Mount Kenya

Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa, is pictured in this image from Japan’s ALOS satellite…

Solar eruption

A class M1.3 flare can be observed from the Central-East active region on 3 June 2014…

Main Rosetta burn

Rosetta is now closing its target: comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and key manoeuvres have been done recently to…

Earth from Space: Mount Kenya

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

Eye experiment

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst checking his eyes in space for NASA’s Ocular Health research into how…

Exercise time

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst using the International Space Station’s Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) to keep…

Sleeping quarters

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst shows his sleeping quarters on the International Space Station. The crew of…

Expedition 40/41 portrait

Expedition 40/41 crew pose for a selfie in Europe’s Cupola observatory in the International Space Station.…

Alexander Gerst

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst floats through the International Space Station. As part of his Blue Dot…