ESA's laser ranging station in Tenerife aims its green laser to the sky

ESA’s IZN-1 laser ranging station on top of the Izaña mountain in Tenerife, Spain, has recently…

Deep down temperature shifts give rise to eruptions

The astonishing force of the Tonga volcanic eruption shocked the world, but the fact that this…

Inventing the future of Navigation

Video: 00:05:15 Many of the experts that designed and oversaw the Galileo satnav system are now…

SpaceX, Virgin Orbit and Ferrari join ESA-NASA Advanced Manufacturing event

Confirmed speakers at next month’s ESA-NASA 1st International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing for Air, Space and Land…

Space stowage in 360° | Cosmic Kiss

Video: 00:02:36 Tour the Italian-built Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) of the International Space Station in 360°…

Photons received: Webb sees its first star – 18 times

The James Webb Space Telescope is nearing completion of the first phase of the months-long process…

Webb primary mirror selfie

This “selfie” of the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror was created using a specialised pupil…

Snow-washed Greece

Image: Rare snowfall over Greece may be the new normal. For the second year in a…

Week in images: 7 – 11 February 2022

Week in images: 7 – 11 February 2022 Discover our week through the lens …

ESA’s Vega rocket marks ten years with countdown to more powerful successor

Ten years ago today, ESA opened a new era of independent access to space with the…