Half a century ago humans stepped on the Moon for the first time in a set…
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Apollo 11 launch pad
Celebrating 50 years since Apollo 11 blasted off carrying the first humans that would walk on…
EDRS-C SpaceData Highway
Kourou, French Guiana, at Europe’s spaceport the EDRS-C satellite is being prepared for launch. Soon this…
Gaia’s biggest operation since launch and commissioning
On Tuesday 16 July, teams at ESA’s mission control will perform an ‘orbit change manoeuvre’ on…
Gaia’s biggest operation since launch
On Tuesday 16 July, teams at ESA’s mission control will perform an ‘orbit change manoeuvre’ on…
Lunar eclipse
Space Science Image of the Week: ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft captured this view of a lunar eclipse…
Space harpoon testing
Testing the firing of an orbital harpoon intended to secure derelict satellites for disposal. In recent…
Galactic Cherry Blossom
The galaxy NGC 1156 resembles a delicate cherry blossom tree flowering in springtime in this Hubble Picture…
Mount Fuji
Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the snow-capped Mount Fuji in…
Earth from space: Mount Fuji
In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the…