VA212 prepared for launch

Ariane 5 flight VA212 on the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana. VA212 is…

Lift off for VA212

The first Ariane 5 heavy-lift mission of the year has delivered the Azerspace/Africasat-1a and Amazonas-3 telecom…

VA212 lift off

The first Ariane 5 heavy-lift mission of the year has delivered the Azerspace/Africasat-1a and Amazonas-3 telecom…

Antarctic ozone hole: 2011 and 2012

Ozone distribution over the South Pole from July to December during the years 2011 (left) and…

Ariane 5’s first lift off of 2013

The first Ariane 5 heavy-lift mission of the year has delivered the Azerspace/Africasat-1a and Amazonas-3 telecom…

Looking out for lasers

ESA’s laboratories are equipped with a huge range of measuring tools, but the most versatile remains…

Hubble view of M 106

This image combines Hubble observations of M 106 with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert…

Protective goggles

Engineer Giuditta Montesanti is pictured wearing protective goggles while preparing for a test firing of space thrusters…

Space penguin

This Adélie Penguin is not from outer space but its nearest equivalent on Earth: Antarctica. The…

New view of stellar winds

Artist’s impression comparing a smooth stellar wind (left) with a highly fragmented stellar wind (right) of…