Ariane 6 launch zone at Europe's Spaceport

Image: Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana is gearing up for the arrival of Ariane 6,…

Ariane 6 launch complex at Europe's Spaceport

Image: Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana is gearing up for the arrival of Ariane 6,…

ESA’s missions to the Sun

ESA’s new Sun-explorer, Solar Orbiter, will capture close-up images of never before seen regions of our…

Week in images: 27-31 January 2020

Week in images: 27-31 January 2020 Discover our week through the lens. Click…

Earth from Space: Lake George

Video: 00:03:07 Ahead of World Wetlands Day, celebrated internationally each year on 2 February, this week’s…

Lake George, Uganda

Image: World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary…

Solar Orbiter operations simulations

ESA’s Solar Orbiter is getting ready for its launch on an Atlas V rocket provided by…

Bars and baby stars

The galaxy depicted in this Picture of the Week is a barred spiral known as NGC 7541, seen here as…

One step closer to prospecting the Moon

The first European device to land on the Moon this decade will be a drill and…

3D-printed block of moondust

Image: The hollow cell structure of this 1.5 tonne block, 3D printed from simulated lunar dust,…