The story of space debris highlighting how the unintended consequences of intense spaceflight activity during the…
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Cleaning space
Artist’s concept showing how a defunct satellite could be grappled for a controlled reentry into Earth’s…
Fully assembled Vega VV02 on pad
ESA’s Vega VV02 rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad, 22 April, 2013. Final…
Fully assembled Vega VV02 on pad
ESA’s Vega VV02 rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad, 22 April, 2013. Final…
Earth from Space: Special edition
Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition,…
Luca Parmitano : bio & training
As a young test pilot, Luca Parmitano from Italy was lucky enough to join ESA's Astronaut…
Proba-V carrying radiation detector from CERN to space
As ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite monitors terrestrial vegetation, it will also survey the space surrounding itself. A…
A changing fan
The Universe is rarely static, although the timescales involved can be very long. Since modern astronomical…
Facing Enceladus
This face-on colour view of Enceladus was taken by the international Cassini spacecraft on 31 January…