Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana

Video: 00:08:18 Europe’s Spaceport lies northeast of South America in French Guiana, an overseas department of…

First Solar Orbiter instrument sends measurements

First measurements by a Solar Orbiter science instrument reached the ground on Thursday 13 February providing a…

Open arms

The spiral galaxy NGC 2008 sits centre stage, its ghostly spiral arms spreading out towards us, in this…

Solar Orbiter braves challenging early days

At 16:00 CET on Thursday, 13 February, the critical first 83 hours of Solar Orbiter’s unique…

Week in images: 10-14 February 2020

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Spacecraft look back on our cosmic home

A mosaic of spacecraft images of Earth from locations across the Solar System. Click…

Interview with Eric Morel de Westgaver on Europe's space economy

Eric Morel de Westgaver, ESA Director of Industry, Procurement and Legal Services was interviewed at the…

Bolivian highland heart

Image: For Valentine’s Day, we bring you this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image capturing a beautiful heart-shaped geographical…

Paxi on the ISS: Fun facts about the ISS

Video: 00:03:52 Our alien friend Paxi went to visit American astronaut Anne McClain on board the…

Perspective view of Nilosyrtis Mensae

This image shows a region of Mars’ surface named Nilosyrtis Mensae. It comprises data gathered on…