This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, provides…
Titan’s pebbles
An unexpected radio reflection from the surface of Titan has allowed ESA scientists to deduce the…
Cassini Radar images
Radar images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft revealed geological features similar to Earth on Xanadu, an Australia-sized,…
Aral Sea from Space
The Aral Sea in Central Asia is shown in this Envisat image. The Aral Sea, located…
Earths largest crack
Scientists say the recent tear in the Earth’s continental crust near the Red Sea in Africa’s…
Cluster hits the magnetic bulls-eye
ESA’s spacecraft constellation Cluster has hit the magnetic bull’s-eye. The four spacecraft surrounded a region within…
Thirty years of Viking
Thirty years after the first successful landing on Mars by NASA’s Viking spacecraft, the ambitious mission…
Cardiff from Space
Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, is featured in this ALOS image. Recognised as the capital…
Pollution and local clouds
NASA scientists have determined the formation of clouds is affected by the lightness or darkness of…
Ensuring safety in orbit
In space, there’s no up or down, and exact distances between objects are difficult to judge.…