‘Deep impact’ of Pulsar

Astronomers have witnessed a never-seen-before event in observations by ESA’s XMM-Newton spacecraft – a collision between…

The Andes from Space

This Envisat image is focused over the Patagonia Plateau in Argentina and southern Chile, and shows…

Greenland glaciers study

ESA’s satellite radar imagery has played a central role in scientists’ findings on changes in the…

Phobos shadow on the surface of Mars

These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft,…

Lunar crater Billy seen by SMART-1

This composite image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft,…

Canadian Wilderness from Space

Unique views of Earth afforded by a pioneering twin ESA radar satellite flight has brought an…

Theft of a million stars

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, a team of Italian astronomers reveal the troubled past of the…

Earth’s Cosmic Radiation

Cosmic space is filled with continuous, diffuse high-energy radiation. To find out how this energy is…

Copenhagen from Space

This Proba image shows the historic port of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark for the last…

Phlegethon Catena

These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft,…