Benefits of space for all citizens

Over 40 nations and around 20 international organisations, including ESA, have come together in Brussels for…

Space Week Spotlight

Keeping watch on the world from orbit is helping to make it a safer place to…

SMART-1 mission extended

ESA’s SMART-1 mission was extended by one year, pushing back the mission end date from August…

Space eye for textiles

An artificial eye developed for Earth observation is now being employed to recognise colour variations in…

Earth and Space Expo

Visiting the Earth and Space Expo in Brussels is like nowhere else on Earth ­ you…

Brussels from Space

The image shows Brussels, capital of Belgium and site of Earth & Space Week, as seen…

Titans winds from Huygens Probe

Using a global network of radio telescopes, scientists have measured the speed of the winds faced…

Mars Express radar

Green light for deployment of ESA’s Mars Express radar. The European Space Agency has given the…

All of Europe as seen from orbit

See the face of Europe from space ­ with the entire continent covered in consistent detail.…

Lake Volta Ghana

This is one of the largest artificial bodies of water in the world, as seen by…