An active centre

This swirling mass of celestial gas, dust, and stars is a moderately luminous spiral galaxy named ESO 021-G004,…

Press briefing Cheops launch

Recording of the press briefing at ESA’s European Space Astronomy Centre, ESAC, on 17 December 2019, ahead…

Orbiting the Sun together

On 6 February, ESA’s #SolarOrbiter will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in the USA on…

Launch highlights Cheops and OPS-SAT

Highlights from the launch of ESA’s Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French…

Year in images

Enjoy a recap of 2019 with our year in images. Click here for…

Vacancy for the post of Director of Telecommunications

The European Space Agency is currently looking for a new Director of Telecommunications to join its…

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…