Week in images

Our week through the lens: 15 – 19 April 2019 Week in images Source: ESA Space…

Comet or cluster?

Most globular clusters are almost perfectly spherical collections of stars — but Messier 62 breaks the mould. The 12-billion-year-old cluster…

Comet or cluster?

Most globular clusters are almost perfectly spherical collections of stars — but Messier 62 breaks the mould. The 12-billion-year-old cluster…

Earth from space: Easter Island

In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over one of…

Easter Island

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over one of the most remote islands in the world:…

Happy Birthday Hubble!

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 29th birthday with this incredible view of the Southern Crab…

Southern Crab Nebula

This incredible image of the hourglass-shaped Southern Crab Nebula was taken to mark the NASA/ESA Hubble…

Southern Crab Nebula

This incredible image of the hourglass-shaped Southern Crab Nebula was taken to mark the NASA/ESA Hubble…

Luca Parmitano training for second mission

This Summer ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will fly to the International Space Station from the Baikonur…

Luca Parmitano training for second mission

This Summer ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will fly to the International Space Station from the Baikonur…