Space Debris Conference

The European Space Agency hosts the 4th European Conference on Space Debris, 18-20 April, at ESA’s…

ENEIDE Mission Launched

ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori embarks on his second Soyuz mission to the International Space Station The…

Vulcain 2 Engine

A small ceremony took place April 4 at the site of Snecma Moteurs in Vernon, France,…

Tuscan landslides

The 240-km-long River Arno winds its way seaward through the tranquil countryside of Umbria and Tuscany,…

ISS spacewalk

The last outstanding hardware needed before arrival of the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), the European-built ISS…

Galaxy Collisions

Data from ISO, the infrared observatory of the European Space Agency (ESA), have provided the first…

Proba Yielding Beautiful Results

In orbit for three and a half years now, ESA’s smallest Earth Observation satellite is making…

Countdown to Shuttle return to flight

Launch pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida will soon see the Shuttle blasting off…

Sand Dunes from Space

This Envisat image shows two huge sand dune seas in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya,…

WISE study starts in Toulouse

Since Saturday, 19 March, the study entitled Women International Space Simulation for Exploration (WISE) has been…