Astronomers using ESA’s Integral and XMM-Newton space telescopes, NASA’s Swift and the MAXI (Monitor of All-sky…
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Revealing the cosmic microwave background with Planck
This animation illustrates the painstaking detective work performed by cosmologists in the Planck Collaboration to extract…
Proba Family
This story explains what is the PROBA family and looks back at the previous PROBA missions.…
Snap-proof space tether
Space tethers hold intriguing potential for satellite manoeuvring, attitude control and even power generation. But about…
Looking over white darkness
ESA-sponsored medical doctor Alex Salam at Concordia station recalls his experience: "A privilege to live in…
Actin and vinculin in adherent monocyte
The internal structure of a human cell in simulated gravity taken on the International Space Station.…
Satellite’s fibre diet: Proba-V hosting fibre optics test
Along with its main task of mapping our planet’s vegetation, ESA’s Proba-V satellite will also serve…
Noctis Labyrinthus mosaic
This mosaic shows part of the Noctis Labyrinthus region, the ‘Labyrinth of the Night’, on Mars.…
Masquerading as a double star
The object in this image is Jonckheere 900 or J 900, a planetary nebula — glowing…
Launch diary
Karim Mellab, ESA’s Proba-V Project Manager, shares his experiences of the launch campaign in Kourou, French…