Melting a satellite, a piece at a time

Researchers took one of the densest parts of an Earth-orbiting satellite, placed it in a plasma…

Space agencies come together

On 14 June, President Hiroshi Yamakawa of JAXA was welcomed at the 282nd meeting of the ESA…

Exploring for life

Searching for the building blocks of life, sending robots to scout the Solar System and preparing…

East Bali

Earth observation image of the week: the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over east Bali in…

Moon Camp Challenge final event

The teams behind the 12 winning projects of the Moon Camp Challenge 2018-2019 were invited to…

Earth from space: East Bali

In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us…

An explosive galaxy

When massive stars die at the end of their short lives, they light up the cosmos…

A tiny galaxy with a big heart

Nestled within this field of bright foreground stars lies ESO 495-21, a tiny galaxy with a…

ESA Impact June

This special edition of ESA Impact brings you spectacular images of Earth, Mars, black holes and…

Mapping our global human footprint

The number of people flocking to cities in search of employment and better prospects is growing…