Speaking to spacecraft

It may not look like it, but this giant dish in Australia spends its time in…

From black to green

Technology image of the week: Proba-V shows the rapid recovery of Argentinian grasslands from wildfire burn…

Second laser boosts Aeolus power

ESA’s Aeolus satellite, which carries the world’s first space Doppler wind lidar, has been delivering high-quality…

50 years beyond

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Liftoff of Soyuz MS-13 carrying ESA astronaut Luca…

Space-enabled app for pilots takes to the skies

An app that integrates navigational data and weather conditions to improve flight safety for pilots has…

ExoMars radio science instrument readied for Red Planet

An ambitious instrument for ESA’s ExoMars 2020 mission has passed its testing in conditions resembling those…

Beyond launch and docking highlights

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has arrived on the International Space Station following a six-hour flight in…

A puzzle of 10 million stars

When observed with the unaided eye, Omega Centauri, the object in this image, appears as a…

Luca Parmitano returns to the International Space Station

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has arrived at the International Space Station following a six-hour journey alongside…

Beyond hatch opening replay

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and his Soyuz MS-13 crewmates NASA astronaut Drew Morgan and Roscosmos commander…