What goes up must come down – except in space. When a space mission is due…
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High-tech hitchhikers
Technology image of the week: Alphasat – Europe’s largest telecommunications satellite – is also serving as…
High-tech hitchhikers
Ready for launch tomorrow, Alphasat – Europe’s largest telecommunications satellite – will serve as a testbed…
Alphasat carries a quartet of test technologies
ESA's Alphasat telecom satellite - seen here during encapsulation on 15 July - carries a quartet of…
Cassini’s Pale Blue Dot
In this rare image taken on 19 July, the wide-angle camera on the international Cassini spacecraft…
Earth from Space: Special edition
Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. This special edition is…
Surprise guest on the International Space Station
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano had a flying visit from Paxi, the ESA kids mascot. Follow Paxi on…
Side-by-side solar eruptions
Two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) expand side-by-side from the Sun and out into space in this…