ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov landed in the…
Year: 2015
TV Friday
The TV universe is constantly expanding, and new channels and shows vie for attention just as…
A dreamy European laboratory Columbus floating in white
Long exposure photo of ESA's space laboratory Columbus - part of the International Space Station.
Hypervelocity impact test damage
An aluminium plate, ripped inwards by a single sand grain-sized fleck of aluminium oxide shot at…
Hypervelocity impact test damage
An aluminium plate, ripped inwards by a single sand grain-sized fleck of aluminium oxide shot at…
Galaxy NGC 6503
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows galaxy NGC 6503. The galaxy, which lies 30 000…
Sweden signs up for Sentinel data
Volker Liebig, ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes (left) and Olle Norberg, Director General of the Swedish National…
Lonely Galaxy Lost in Space
This galaxy, known as NGC 6503, has found itself in a lonely position, at the edge…
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm appears as a cluster of bright yellow radar reflections in the lower section of this…
Confirmed “fits”: MSG-4 and Star One C4 make initial contact with Ariane 5 launcher hardware
The two satellite passengers for Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission in 2015 are advancing through their…