From Antarctica to space: telemedicine at the limit

ESA is working with Argentina to test telemedicine device Tempus Pro in the harsh conditions of…

Cosmic caller goes out with a bang

Image: On 21 January, a foreign body crashed to Earth causing a cascade of bright light…

Solar Orbiter launch to the Sun

ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission takes a closer look at the Sun than any European satellite before.…

Cheops launch preparations

This timelapse video shows the preparations for the launch of ESA’s Cheops, the Characterising Exoplanet Satellite,…

Intense ‘Beyond’ mission for Luca

Video: 00:04:30 Italian ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will return to Earth 6 February 2020, following his…

Ariane 6 launch complex – January 2020

Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is almost ready for Ariane 6. Take a tour of the…

Sentinel-6 satellite renamed in honour of renowned US scientist

ESA, NASA, the European Commission, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and…

Paint it black: Stone Age sunscreen for Solar Orbiter

How do you dress on a hot day? Knowing that Solar Orbiter will venture closer to…

Shielding Solar Orbiter from the Sun

ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft will venture just 42 million km from the Sun – about as…

Solar Orbiter – the Sun close-up

Video: 00:03:20 ESA’s mission to the Sun, Solar Orbiter, is due for launch on an Atlas…