Mars Express sees its first possible water

Mars Express, ESA’s first mission to Mars, will reach its final orbit on 28 January. It…

Europe’s eye on Mars

ESA’s Mars Express, successfully inserted into orbit around Mars on 25 December 2003, is about to…

Getting closer to the Lord of the Rings

This time next year, ESA’s Huygens spaceprobe will be descending through the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest…

Space technology fights breast cancer

A novel non-invasive system for cancer treatment is being developed with technology from the European space…

Hubble’s Carina Nebula

Previously unseen details of a mysterious, complex structure within the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), also called…

Can satellites help bridge the digital divide?

The French Senate and ESA are to hold a colloquium this month on “Satellites and Bridging…

First supernova companion star found

A joint European/University of Hawaii team of astronomers has for the first time observed a stellar…

Record-breaking ancient galaxies

Studies of two distant galaxy clusters using a combination of the largest radio, optical and x-ray…

Mars Express scheduled orbit change successful

ON 12/30/2003 at 09:00 CET, the first European mission to Mars registered another operational success. The…

Chinese satellite successfully launched

On 29 December, the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) successfully launched TC-1, the first of two…