Rosetta’s view of Earth

After skimming by the Earth at just 1954 km on 4 March 2005, Rosetta turned its…

Grass of the Sea

Spring starts early this year in Norway’s fjords and coastal waters, with sunny weather awakening a…

ESA’s closest-ever Earth fly-by

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft on 3/5/2005, performed ESA’s closest-ever Earth fly-by, gaining an essential…

Jules Verne ATV

Preparations for the arrival of “Jules Verne”, the first European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), and those…

Bangladesh Coastline

A colourful view of the Bangladesh coastline to mark the week of ESA’s Envisat environmental satellite’s…

GMES in action

The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative undertaken jointly by ESA and the European…

Habitat Design – Call for applicants

In April, 30 students from across Europe will take part in the Habitat Design Workshop to…

New Lunar Exploration Fleet

“Walking on the moon” is a song evoking one of mankind’s earliest dreams. In July 1969…

Volcanic activity on Mars

New images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft,…

Central Paris

A view of Central Paris including the Eiffel Tower and ESA Headquarters, as seen from the…