Since its launch in October 2001, ESA’s Proba micro-satellite has been returning remarkable imagery of some…
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Mars volcano in 3D
This image of the Arsia Mons shield volcano was taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera…
Rosetta’s scientific ‘first’ – observation of Comet Linear
ESA’s comet-chaser Rosetta, whose 10-year journey to its final target Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko started on 2 March,…
Cassini-Huygens approaching Saturn and Titan
Launched in October 1997, the ESA/NASA Cassini-Huygens mission is currently heading for Saturn. While ESA’s Huygens…
Lessons learnt from Beagle 2
The Mars Express spacecraft, carrying the Beagle 2 lander, was launched on 2 June last year,…
Envisat catches the eye of Typhoon Nida
The 150-kilometre-per-hour winds of Typhoon Nida brought destruction and death to the Philippines this week. At…
Beagle 2: lessons learned
The Commission of Inquiry on Beagle 2, jointly set up in February between ESA and the…
It is awkward being in weightlessness
After Wubbo Ockels (1985), ESA astronaut André Kuipers is now the second Dutchman to know what…
StarTiger to roar in Finland
ESA is hoping to repeat the success of its first StarTiger project. This time the venue…