This rectangular version of a self-portrait of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines dozens of exposures taken…
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft in orbit around a comet
Rosetta is the first spacecraft to orbit a comet. It is the first spacecraft to observe…
ESA’s Rosetta lander Philae landing on the nucleus of a comet
The challenge of landing on a comet is not to bounce away again. Philae lands on…
Navigating in space
ESA’s Flight Dynamics team uses cutting-edge computational techniques to plan, determine and control complex spacecraft trajectories.…
Miniature satellite to map global vegetation
The French Spot satellites have been charting the world’s vegetation since 1998. This important task soon…
Hubble’s “Flying V”
This large “flying V” is actually two distinct objects — a pair of interacting galaxies known…
Hot interior of the Eskimo Nebula
Hot X-ray-emitting gas detected by ESA’s XMM-Newton reveals the Eskimo’s blue face shining at 2 million…