To the Moon – down south

Half a century ago humans stepped on the Moon for the first time in a set…

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…