Technology image of the week: Proba-V within its protective fairing being lowered onto its Vega launcher…
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When Proba-V met Vega
The Proba-V satellite and its two fellow passengers inside their shared protective fairing are carefully lowered…
Bedsuit
Seventies science-fiction or science experiment? Not an actor or space traveller, this ‘pillownaut’ might not have…
Saturn’s north-pole hurricane close up
Spectacular close-up view of Saturn’s north-pole hurricane, as seen by the international Cassini spacecraft, revealing the…
Meet the Proba-V team: Davy Vrancken, QinetiQ Space Project Manager
QinetiQ Space in Belgium is serving as prime contractor for the Proba-V mission, as it did…
The remains of a star gone supernova
These delicate wisps of gas make up an object known as SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519…
Belize Barrier Reef
The Lighthouse Atoll in the Belize Barrier Reef is featured in this image acquired on 29…
Removing Proba-V’s last covers
Engineers removing Proba-V's perspex solar panel protectors and instrument covers in advance of its encapsulation within…
A long exposure to the cold
The ghostly figure of a Concordia base resident, whilst taking long exposure photographs of the stunning…