Gaia Science – unlocking the Milky Way

Throughout history astronomers from Hipparcos to the present day have looked to the stars to tell…

China fishing

Cities and street lights are not the only things visible from the International Space Station at…

Mounting lower ring of hoisting device

A hoisting device has been built around Swarm's three-satellite and launch adapter assembly. This will be…

Dasht-e Lut salt desert, Iran

The Dasht-e Lut salt desert in southeast Iran is captured in this Envisat image. The desert…

Earth from Space: Hottest place on Earth

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. The eighty-fourth…

Antennae Galaxies reloaded

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the best ever image of the Antennae Galaxies. Hubble…

Mobile antenna testing

Technology image of the week: New test system goes on the move to measure the most…

Ismeniae Fossae perspective

Branches in the 2 km-wide trough of Ismeniae Fossae are seen in close-up detail in this…

Luca Parmitano kicked off Italy – Australia rugby match

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano kicked off the Italy - Australia rugby match on 9 November 2013,…

Paxi at the Drop Your Thesis Campaign

Paxi at the Drop Your Thesis Campaign during a catapult launch