Gaia spreads its wings

ESA’s Gaia star-mapper has passed a critical test ahead of its launch in 2013: the spacecraft’s…

LARES preparations – Image

Credits: ESA, CNES, Arianespace, Optique Video du CSG, S. Martin

Mars500 press conference on 5 December 2011 – Image

Credits: ESA - N. Imbert-Vier

Phlegra Montes in perspective – Image

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

ESA’s space weather station Proba-2 tracks stormy Sun

Researchers gathered for European Space Weather Week have been presented with the latest results from ESA’s…

Salt Lake, Utah – Image

Credits: ESA

December 2011 – ESA Wallpaper – Goodie

December 2011 – ESA Calendar – Goodie

Europe prepares new technologies for future launchers

ESA and the DLR German Space Center fired a Texus rocket 263 km into space on…

‘Star Wars’ laser offers new insight into Earth’s atmosphere

With the need to understand global change one of today’s most pressing scientific challenges, ESA is…