NGC 1579: The Trifid of the North

Unlike the venomous fictional plants that share its name, the Trifid of the North, otherwise known…

Celebrating 10 years of Mars Express discoveries

Replay of the 3 June 2013 webcast marking the 10th anniversary of the launch of ESA’s…

Mars Express ten year highlights

The journey of Mars Express, from drawing board through launch, to its key science highlights during…

Mars mineral globe

This unique atlas comprises a series of maps showing the distribution and abundance of minerals formed…

Luca Parmitano’s Volare begins

Highlights of launch preparations to liftoff and weightlessness. ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, Russian Soyuz commander Fyodor…

All about CAVES

This video gives an overview of ESA's underground training course. An abbreviation of Cooperative Adventure for Valuing…

Earth from Space: Crete

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Greece’s largest…

Rooftop view

The view from Concordia research station in Antartctica. Temperatures can drop to –80°C and the Sun…

ATV-4 fully integrated for launch

ATV-4 Albert Einstein is fully encased in its fairing ahead of launch on board an Ariane…

Moon zoom

Technology image of the week: A vision-based navigation system for planetary landings, tested at ESA using…