ESA Astronaut Reserve receives new training patch

ESA’s first Astronaut Reserve cohort has received its official training patch, unveiled during a ceremony at…

Themis stands on the launch pad

Enabling & Support 19/09/2025 304 views 5 likes In brief The first model of ESA’s reusable…

The smouldering heart of a celestial cigar

What lurks behind the dense, dusty clouds of this galactic neighbour? There lies the star-powered heart…

85 new subglacial lakes detected below Antarctica

Applications 19/09/2025 74 views 3 likes Hidden beneath the biggest ice mass on Earth, hundreds of…

Earth from Space: Komodo Island, Indonesia

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures a cloud-free view over the island of Komodo in southeastern Indonesia.…

Astronaut Reserve Training patch animation

ESA’s Astronaut Reserve Training is a cornerstone of Europe’s growing role in human spaceflight. It reflects…

XRISM uncovers a mystery in the cosmic winds of change

Science & Exploration 17/09/2025 34 views 0 likes The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has…

Fly through Gaia’s 3D map of stellar nurseries

Here we fly through Gaia’s new 3D map of stellar nurseries. This new map includes 3D-views…

The most accurate 3D map of stellar nurseries in the Milky Way

Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based…

Stellar nurseries up to 4000 light-years from the Sun

Scientists created the most accurate 3D map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based…