Satellites see Solar Wind

A flotilla of space-weather satellites ­ ESA’s Cluster and NASA’s ACE and Wind – observed for…

Supernova rate for Milky Way

Using ESA’s Integral observatory, an international team of researchers has been able to confirm the production…

Satellites used in Mining

International engineering firm AMEC is working with ESA to improve monitoring of ground subsidence linked to…

SMART-1 new imaging technique in lunar orbit

ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft has been surveying the Moon’s surface in visible and near-infrared light using a…

Killer Electrons

ESA’s Cluster mission has revealed a new creation mechanism of ‘killer electrons’ – highly energetic electrons…

Evidence found for Beagle 2 location

The news that Beagle 2 may have been spotted on the surface of Mars in the…

Mission to Mars via Antarctica

A few weeks before leaving for the Antarctic Concordia Station, the Italian-French crew that will spend…

Vegas Zefiro 9 engine

Flames, smoke and a deafening noise accompanied the first firing test of Vega’s Zefiro 9 third-stage…

Sahara’s edge studied from ground, air and Space

An international team worked on the verge of the Sahara to gather data on the ground…

Rome from Space

The River Tiber flows through the historic centre of Rome, seen in high-resolution detail by France’s…