Japans ALOS in orbit

ALOS, Japan’s latest Earth Observation satellite, was successfully launched at 02:33 CET (10:33 Japan time) on…

Juventae Chasma Mars

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

Pollution hunting in the light and shadows

Since March 2002, SCIAMACHY has been chasing our planet’s pollution. The latest edition of the EuroNews…

The Huygens landing: one year later

A little over one year ago, on 14 January 2005, ESA’s Huygens probe reached the upper…

Poyang Lake from Space

This Envisat image shows the patchy waters of Poyang Lake (Poyang Hu) in winter. In summer…

ESA service warns asthma sufferers

We all wonder what is in the air for 2006 – but for people with asthma…

Kliuchevskoi Volcano from Space

At 4835 metres high, the snow-dusted peak of the Kliuchevskoi volcano casts a clear shadow in…

Satellites see Solar Wind

A flotilla of space-weather satellites ­ ESA’s Cluster and NASA’s ACE and Wind – observed for…

Supernova rate for Milky Way

Using ESA’s Integral observatory, an international team of researchers has been able to confirm the production…

Satellites used in Mining

International engineering firm AMEC is working with ESA to improve monitoring of ground subsidence linked to…