Olympus Mons Pictures

These images from ESA’s Mars Express show the western flank of the shield volcano Olympus Mons…

Switchboard in space launched

Hispasat’s Amazonas satellite was successfully launched from the Baïkonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 00:32 (CEST) on…

Rosetta’s view of home

This image, taken by ESA’s Rosetta comet-chaser spacecraft, shows the Earth-Moon system from a distance of…

View of Melas Chasma – Mars

The image of the southern part of Valles Marineris, called Melas Chasma, was obtained by the…

Turtles’ trek revealed by satellite

The site where Europe’s spacecraft are launched into orbit, the Atlantic shoreline of French Guiana, is…

ESA is looking for female volunteers

In preparation for a 60-day Female Bed-Rest Study, which starts in January/February 2005, an official call…

Earth from Space: image of the week

The nation of Greece is highlighted within a mosaic of satellite images of the southernmost tip…

Satellite navigation at Olympic Games

A future step up in security for the Olympic Games and other such events could come…

VideoTalk: Spinning off from Space

How can an astronaut in a space suit, or a spacecraft in orbit, improve the quality…

Satellites tracing forest fire scars

Burning with a core heat approaching 800°C and spreading at up to 100 metres per minute,…