Drive me to the Moon

Thanks to advanced electrical wiring developed for space, some racing drivers are now steering sleeker and…

RNO 91

A very young star, RNO 91, is being born in the guts of the dark cloud…

Eyeing strain

Technology image of the week: ESA’s Aramis 3D optical measuring system identifies the slightest strain in…

Eyeing strain

Satellite structures must stay rigid, resisting the extreme accelerations, vibrations and temperature shifts of spaceflight. This…

Artist’s impression of Gaia

Artist's impression of Gaia. Gaia is an ambitious mission to chart a three-dimensional map of our…

Tagus Valles topography

This colour-coded overhead view is based on an ESA Mars Express High-Resolution Stereo Camera digital terrain…

Deformation in a flooded crater

This close-up perspective view focuses on the craters in the centre of the main colour image.…

Landslides inside a crater

One of the deepest craters in the region of the main colour image lies in the…

Tagus Valles 3D

The region north of Hesperia Planum and close to Tagus Valles was imaged during orbit 11504…

Tagus Valles colour view

In the ancient cratered southern highlands of Mars, the faint traces of a wet past are…