Overview
Slideshows from space
The following slideshows present some of ESA’s programmes and spacecraft, and convey the fascination of space. They are accompanied by music and captions and last about for about 5 minutes each.
Full slideshows can be downloaded by clicking on 'Full story'. To select a different language when available, click on the right hand bar.
Mov files can be viewed with Quick Time player; Vob files can be viewed using any DVD player.
 | | Europe exploring the hidden Universe
An overview of ESA's astronomy missions past, present and future to mark the International Year of Astronomy in 2009.
High-resolution files available for download.
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 | | Europe in the Solar System
A collection of scientifically intriguing and visually impressive results from ESA’s missions to the Solar System, including stunning data from Mars Express, Cassini-Huygens, Venus Express and SMART-1.
High-resolution files available in various languages.
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 | | Europe goes to Mars
Since arriving in its final orbit, Mars Express has provided breathtaking 3D images and invaluable scientific data about Mars and its geology, atmosphere, surface environment, traces of water and potential signs of life.
Hi-resolution files available for download.
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 | | Europe discovers a new world
The ESA/NASA/ASI Cassini-Huygens mission travelled seven years to reach Saturn and Titan. The story of this exciting journey, together with Huygens’s first images of Titan, a new and exotic world, is presented here in pictures.
Hi-resolution files available for download.
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 | | Our living planet
From their unique vantage point in space satellites provide highly accurate views of the various components of the Earth system – its land, ice, atmosphere, biosphere and oceans – and how these processes interact and influence each other. A sequence of global datasets compiled 5 years after the launch of Envisat.
Hi-resolution files available for download.
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 | | Land
Billions of years of geological movement, atmospheric weathering and sustained biological activity have left the Earth with the most varied terrain in the solar system. Satellite data allow us to classify types of land cover at global level, map forests, deserts, water bodies, agricultural land and urban areas and precisely measure surface topography.
Hi-resolution files available for download.
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 | | Ice
The cryosphere, the place where snow and ice form on Earth, is both influenced by and has a major influence on climate. By continuously monitoring the entire cryosphere from space, we can chart alterations in response to climate, and look for warning signs of changes in snow or ice cover.
Hi-resolution files available for download.
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 | | Atmosphere
This slideshow shows how Earth observation satellites can help monitor our atmosphere detecting holes in the thinning ozone layer and providing important information on atmospheric gases associated with climate change and pollution.
Hi-resolution files available for download.
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 | | Oceans
The oceans cover seven-tenths of the Earth's surface. Reservoirs of heat and carbon they regulate global climate. Today satellites give us the first accurate global views of the seas, mapping sea-surface height, surface temperature, plankton and currents.
Hi-resolution files available for download.
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 | | Global Monitoring
Under the leadership of the European Commission, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) has been established to fulfil the growing need amongst European policy-makers to access accurate and timely information services to better manage the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure civil security.
Hi-resolution files available for download.
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Last update: 20 May 2010
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