This Envisat image shows the major Russian city of St. Petersburg, located at the eastern end…
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Space Debris Conference
The European Space Agency hosts the 4th European Conference on Space Debris, 18-20 April, at ESA’s…
ENEIDE Mission Launched
ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori embarks on his second Soyuz mission to the International Space Station The…
Vulcain 2 Engine
A small ceremony took place April 4 at the site of Snecma Moteurs in Vernon, France,…
Tuscan landslides
The 240-km-long River Arno winds its way seaward through the tranquil countryside of Umbria and Tuscany,…
ISS spacewalk
The last outstanding hardware needed before arrival of the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), the European-built ISS…
Galaxy Collisions
Data from ISO, the infrared observatory of the European Space Agency (ESA), have provided the first…
Countdown to Shuttle return to flight
Launch pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida will soon see the Shuttle blasting off…
Proba Yielding Beautiful Results
In orbit for three and a half years now, ESA’s smallest Earth Observation satellite is making…
Sand Dunes from Space
This Envisat image shows two huge sand dune seas in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya,…