Sea-level monitoring satellite on show

Media representatives and mission partners gathered today in Germany to see a new satellite, which will…

A rival to the Milky Way

The Universe is simply so vast that it can be difficult to maintain a sense of…

Earth from Space: Lake Tai

Video: 00:02:45 In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission…

Lake Tai, China

Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Lake Tai, the third largest freshwater lake in…

Apply now for 2019 YGT opportunities!

More than 100 explorers wanted for this year’s Young Graduate Trainee opportunities at ESA! …

Coming soon: The Burn

In every mission, success or failure will depend at some point on just a single manoeuvre…

Making planets in a rocket

How are celestial bodies created? Aside from philosophical questions, researchers are taking practical steps to investigate…

Proxima puts European space on silver screen

Proxima is the new film from French filmmaker Alice Winocour, about an ESA astronaut training for…

The shape of European space technology to come

The space sector is in the midst of unprecedented change. Ahead of this month’s Space19+ Ministerial…

Challenging EVA's for Luca

Video: 00:03:40 On 20 July 2019, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was launched to the International Space…