Total solar eclipse

Time-lapse video of the total eclipse of the Sun seen from Casper, Wyoming (US), on 21…

Will DART make its target asteroid go wobbly? Hera will see

There are models and simulations, but nobody knows exactly what is going to happen after NASA’s…

Settling the galaxy

Technology image of the week: what looks like an exploding firework is actually a simulation of…

Holey moly

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Aorounga impact crater in Chad imaged from space…

Moon brick on display at the Science Museum

A building block made from simulated moon rocks is attracting visitors to the Science Museum in…

Hera: ESA’s planetary defence mission

Hera will show us things we’ve never seen before. Astrophysicist and and Queen guitarist Brian May…

Hera for defending Earth

Our new video on the Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence, narrated by astrophysicist and Queen…

ESA marks Asteroid Day on 30 June

ESA will be participating in this year’s Asteroid Day, the UN-endorsed global awareness campaign day on…

Raikoke spits ash

An unexpected and powerful eruption started at Raikoke volcano in the Kuril Islands on 21 June…

Cost-efficient manufacturing for rocket cylinders

‘Flow forming’ shapes a metal in a single step and is being trialed to create rocket…