Satellites Search for Ebola

As a new outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever strikes northwestern Congo, ESA is set to gather…

Mars Express releases Beagle 2

This morning, ESA’s Mars Express flawlessly released the Beagle 2 lander that it has been carrying…

Improved Satellite phone and data services

An agreement signed by ESA and Inmarsat brings the reality of reliable mobile broadband communications services…

Dark Energy?

ESA’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, has returned tantalising new data about the nature of the Universe. In…

FRINGE scientists use radar vision

Tiny ground movements that occur too gradually to be seen by the human eye can nevertheless…

Space and security policy in Europe

A study on “Space and Security Policy in Europe” was initiated by ESA in the framework…

Mars is just around the corner

After a journey of 400 million km, ESA’s Mars Express is now approaching its final destination.…

Why is Mars so red?

VideoTalk is an exciting new multi-media feature that discusses the questions we hope will be answered…

Lose weight fast the ESA way!

Lots of us want to lose some weight ­ but just take your seat on one…

Mars from 5.5 million kilometres

This picture (copyright ESA) was taken on 1 December 2003 from ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft by…