Ice-coated crater

This view may resemble a snowy scene observed from an airplane flying over Earth’s mountain ranges,…

Receding ice

Ice capping the northern hemisphere terrain of Mars slowly recedes as summer progresses, revealing the underlying…

Permanent ice

Many craters in the polar regions of Mars hold permanent ice deposits year-round. In this image,…

Ice-filled crater

The rim of this ice-rich crater catches the early morning sunlight in the high northern latitudes…

OPS-SAT in orbit: a stepping stone to smarter space operations

ESA’s shoebox-sized OPS-SAT is in orbit and sending healthy signals to mission controllers on Earth. The…

Luca’s Christmas message

Video: 00:05:18 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano shares a message with everyone back on Earth as he…

ESA Highlights: a visual showcase of ESA’s key activities in 2019

ESA Highlights 2019: a closer look at ESA’s achievements in the past year …

From airport approaches to eCall in cars – 10 years of EGNOS

The Galileo satellite navigation system has been providing Initial Services for three years now. Meanwhile Europe’s…

Discs and bulges

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows IC 2051, a galaxy in the southern constellation of…

Earth from Space: Tromsø

Video: 00:02:34 This week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme features a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image over Tromsø…