Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (right), Russian cosmonaut Max Suraev and Reid Wiseman of…
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Alexander Gerst ready for a centrifuge training session
Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency is ready for a centrifuge training session, at the…
Mars Express makes closest-ever Phobos fly by
On 29 December 2013, ESA’s Mars Express will make the closest flyby yet of the Red…
Let’s get three dimensional
Almost a million people have watched the YouTube video of ESA’s 3D camera being used in…
Rosetta’s instruments (white background)
The Rosetta orbiter will analyse comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and its environment using a suite of 11 instruments:…
Philae on the comet (Front view)
Artist’s impression of Rosetta’s lander Philae (front view) on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Philae will…
Cloudy fishing
This Nightpod image taken from the International Space Station is not an interstellar cloud formation but…
Westfjords peninsula, Iceland
This Envisat image was acquired over the Westfjords peninsula in northwest Iceland. Located in the North…
#WakeUpRosetta — Once upon a time…
...a spacecraft named Rosetta was launched into the sky to uncover mysteries of our Solar System.…
ESA Euronews: Blazing a trail in search of the secrets of comets
For centuries astronomers have chased comets across the skies, looking for clues as to the origins…