Sigmar Gabriel, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, visits the ‘Space for Earth’ space…
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Antarctica’s ice loss
Three years of measurements from CryoSat show that the Antarctic Ice Sheet is now losing 159…
Hubble sees aurora on Saturn
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured new images of the dancing auroral lights…
ESA’s new X-ray optics for observing the hot Universe
A new idea to use super-polished silicon wafers as the heart of a telescope is set…
Silicon stepping stones
They might not look it, but these stacks of polished silicon wafers are parts of a…
Mount Huascarán, Peru
The snow-capped mountains running through the centre of this satellite image are part of the Cordillera…
Replay of Space Day at ILA 22 May – Launcher and ISS panels
Replay of the afternoon panels during Space Day at the Berlin Air and Space Show, 22 May…
Earth from Space: Tropical snow
Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Discover the…
Venus Express aerobraking
Visualisation of the Venus Express aerobraking manoeuvre, which will see the spacecraft orbiting Venus at an…
Jupiter and its shrunken great red spot
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a churning anticyclonic storm [1]. It shows up in images of…