Ice jam flooding in Fort McMurray

This false-colour image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2 shows the extent of an ice jam on the…

Tests start on 3D-printed thrust chamber

Image: This fully 3D-printed thrust chamber is built in just three parts and could power the…

Looking back in time with Herschel and Planck

Candidate precursors of galaxy clusters as observed with the SPIRE instrument on ESA’s Herschel space observatory …

Nanosatellite with global mission tested for space

ESA’s largest antenna test facility remains operational despite the COVID-19 pandemic, performing pre-flight testing for the…

Tiny crown at heart of miniature space thruster

This spiked tungsten crown measuring just 1 cm in diameter – half the size of a…

Third European Service Module for mission to land astronauts on the Moon

It’s official: when astronauts land on the Moon in 2024 they will get there with help…

European Service Module 3

Video: 00:04:15 The Artemis programme is bringing humans back to the Moon. It depends heavily on…

Mission controllers maintain the service

With most European states in lockdown because of COVID-19, ESA has continued to operate its space…

Dwarf galaxy collisions make stars from in Milky Way

The Sagittarius dwarf galaxy has smashed through the galactic disc of the 10 000 times more…

Dwarf galaxy collisions make stars form in Milky Way

The Sagittarius dwarf galaxy has smashed through the galactic disc of the 10 000 times more…