Copernicus Sentinel-6B, a sea-level monitoring satellite, is due to be launched no earlier than 17 November.…
Comet Lemmon meets NGC 3184
Discovered in January 2025, comet Lemmon, or C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), became visible to the naked eye…
ESA – Earth from Space: Prague
This very high-resolution image captures the beautiful medieval core of the Czech capital, Prague. Zoom in…
A solar prominence hovers over the Sun
The Sun is always mesmerising to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark ‘prominence’ sticking out from the side…
Sentinel-6B lifts off to continue sea-level record
Copernicus Sentinel-6B was launched on 17 November 2025, ready to continue a decades-long mission to track…
ESA – Sentinel-6B launch coverage
Copernicus Sentinel-6B was launched on 17 November 2025, ready to continue a decades-long mission to track…
ESA – Carbon Amazon Rainforest Activity
For decades, the Amazon rainforest has quietly absorbed vast quantities of human-generated carbon dioxide, helping to…
ESA – Up goes Lunar Link
At the Thales Alenia Space cleanroom in Cannes, France, European engineers successfully tested the deployment of…
ESA Director General looks ahead to CM25
On 26 and 27 November, the ESA Ministerial Council will take place in Bremen, Germany. Key…
ESA – Revisiting an unusual spiral
What lies at the heart of this unusual-looking spiral galaxy? The galaxy NGC 4102, featured in this…