Where’s Gaia?

Disguised in a crowded field of stars, the tiny white dot highlighted in these two images…

Alexander Gerst Sokol suit

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst testing the Russian Sokol spacesuit he will wear in the Soyuz spacecraft…

Philae touchdown

Still image from animation of Philae separating from Rosetta and descending to the surface of comet…

Philae descent

Still image from animation of Philae separating from Rosetta and descending to the surface of comet…

Philae separation

Still image from animation of Philae separating from Rosetta and descending to the surface of comet…

Alexander Gerst talks Blue Dot

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst introduces his mission name and logo: Blue Dot. Inspired by an image…

Sentinel-1

Sentinel-1, the first in the family of Copernicus satellites, will be used to care for many aspects…

Sentinel-1

Sentinel-1, the first in the family of Copernicus satellites, will be used to care for many aspects…

Heart of the Atacama

This satellite image shows the heart-shaped Miscanti lake and smaller Miñiques lake in northern Chile. The…

Welcome to Star City

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen introduces us to Star City, near Moscow, where he is currently training…