Fractured ice sheets on Mars

Where the two hemispheres of Mars meet, the planet is covered in broken-up terrain: a sign…

Hubble studies gamma-ray burst with the highest energy ever seen

New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have investigated the nature of the gamma-ray burst…

Ars Technica: computers in space

Ars Technica: computers in space Read this fascinating Ars Technica article on computers for space, with…

Quick reference: ESA's vision and goals for Space19+

Quick reference: ESA’s vision and goals for Space19+ Click here for original story,…

Cheops on the move

Image: The Cheops satellite during transfer from building S5C to the payload facility of S5A through…

A very good start

Image: The first spacewalk to service the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) could not have gone better.…

Using AI to predict Earth’s future

A recent ‘deep learning’ algorithm – despite having no innate knowledge of solar physics – could…

Earth’s magnetic song recorded for the first time during a solar storm

Data from ESA’s Cluster mission has provided a recording of the eerie ‘song’ that Earth sings…

YGT Experience at ESA

Learn about the YGT programme and forthcoming interviews on the YGT experience. Stay tuned! …

Luxembourg firm enabling peek inside asteroid

ESA’s Juventas is a tiny spacecraft assigned a very big goal. Small enough to fit in…