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