XMM-Newton detects X-ray ‘solar cycle’ in distant star

For years, astronomers have wondered whether stars similar to the Sun go through periodic cycles of…

Great Wall of China seen from space

ESA’s Proba satellite here shows a winding segment of the 7240-km long Great Wall of China…

Images of Acheron Fossae Mars

Images taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express are of…

Minature Earth observer put to many uses

Think of ESA’s Proba as the little satellite that does a lot. It is only the…

DELTA mission concludes with Soyuz landing

The 11-day DELTA mission to the International Space Station (ISS) came to a successful conclusion when…

Space technology on racetracks

As the 2004 motor-racing season gets underway, technology from Europe’s satellites and launchers is being put…

Space solutions for health

ESA announced the launch of its ‘Space Solutions’ initiative, a business-to-business provider of know-how and technologies…

Space tech on Europe’s racetracks again

As the 2004 motor-racing season gets underway, technology from Europe’s satellites and launchers is being put…

Demise in ice and fire

The Bug Nebula, NGC 6302, is one of the brightest and most extreme planetary nebulae known.…

ESA and China’s joint Earth watch begins

More than a hundred leading European and Chinese scientists meet today on the island city of…