Proba-2 eye-to-eye with Typhoon Soulik

The swirling eye of Typhoon Soulik as it approached Taiwan last Friday is caught by a…

Proba-2 X-Cam image of Typhoon Soulik

The swirling eye of Typhoon Soulik as it approached Taiwan last Friday is caught by a…

Memories of an Astronaut

Frank de Winne, the head of the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, is one of ESA's…

Well-bred steering

ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team wins a ‘Humie’ award for their use of ‘evolutionary computation’ to evolve…

ESA team’s computer-evolved trek round Jupiter wins science prize

ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team has received a prestigious ‘Humie’ award for their use of ‘evolutionary computation’…

ESA test opens way to UK spaceplane engine investment

The UK government has announced plans to invest in the development of an air-breathing rocket engine…

Alphasat installed on Sylda

Europe's largest telecom satellite Alphasat is installed on Ariane’s Sylda dual launch pod in the Batiment d’assemblage…

SABRE engine in place on Skylon spaceplane

The Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine, or SABRE, seen in place on a Skylon spaceplane. Designed by UK…

Be prepared

Parmitano’s 2nd Spacewalk