The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury lifts off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou.
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Lake Disappointment, Australia
The Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over Lake Disappointment in northwest Australia. Found in one of…
Earth from Space: Lake Disappointment
In this week's Earth from Space from the ESA Web TV studios, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite…
BepiColombo on the launch pad
The BepiColombo mission to Mercury sits on the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, ahead…
BepiColombo on the launch pad
The BepiColombo mission to Mercury sits on the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, ahead…
Horizons science – soft matter dynamics
In the absence of gravity, foams and granular materials stick together for longer. ESA astronaut Alexander…
Roll out to the launch zone
BepiColombo, inside its Ariane 5 launcher, is transferred from the Final Assembly Building to the launch…
Awaiting final countdown
After years of planning and countless hours of simulations, mission teams at ESA’s control centre in…
3D printing, up, up & away
Technology image of the week: ESA’s award-winning aerospace-quality-plastic 3D printer, designed for use in weightless space
BepiColombo stacked for launch
Video footage from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou showing the three BepiColombo spacecraft modules being 'stacked' in…