ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes first European female ISS commander

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will soon fulfil the role of commander of the International Space Station,…

First Eurostar Neo satellite ready to ship

The first satellite to be built under ESA’s Eurostar Neo programme stands ready to be shipped…

The future of space exploration – ESA at IAC 2022

Join us at the ESA stand at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022), taking place…

Alex on the rocks

Image: ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson are getting world-class geology training this…

Solar switchback mystery solved

Video: 00:00:58 ESA’s Solar Orbiter has solved the mystery of a magnetic phenomenon in the solar…

Solar Orbiter solves magnetic switchback mystery

With data from its closest pass of the Sun yet, the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has…

Ariane 6: Launchpad testing

Video: 00:03:57 It has been an exciting and busy summer for the European Space Agency, with…

Week in images: 05-09 September 2022

Week in images: 05-09 September 2022 Discover our week through the lens Click…

<i>This is ESA</i>: now interactive – in 23 languages!

This is ESA is an illustrated guide to what ESA is and what we do. It…

Help explore the future with ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team

Next week ESA’s future-oriented Advanced Concepts Team, ACT, will mark its 20th anniversary by contemplating the…