Launch of ESA’s Biomass mission from Kourou

ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.…

The Voyager Golden Records: A cosmic love…

The Golden Record’s purpose was to communicate something about humans beyond our technological capabilities, which would…

Hubble Spots a Squid in the Whale

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the…

ESA – Biomass launch highlights

ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.…

NASA Gathers Experts to Discuss Emerging Technologies in Astrophysics

The future of astrophysics research could unlock the secrets of the universe, and emerging technologies like…

Mission control GO for Biomass launch

One last team photo before launch. Today, at ESA’s ESOC mission control centre, in Darmstadt, Germany,…

Biomass launch on Vega-C: press conference

Watch the replay of the press conference following the launch of ESA’s Biomass satellite aboard the…

Molecular, Glow-in-the-Dark Cloud Discovered Close to Earth

Stars and planets are born inside swirling clouds of cosmic gas and dust that are brimming…

ESA – Vega-C mobile gantry open

 Vega-C mobile gantry open on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of Biomass liftoff, planned…

Vega-C lofts ESA’s Biomass into orbit

ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off…