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Condensation alien

Science & Exploration

Condensation defying gravity

23/10/2025 5651 views 49 likes

Space debris surrounding Earth

Sounding the alarm: ESA introduces space environment ‘healt…

22/10/2025 11384 views 88 likes

A plane flying

ESA-supported test leads to better in-flight connectivity

21/10/2025 1721 views 35 likes

First image of nitrogen dioxide from Sentinel-4

Sentinel-4 offers first glimpses of air pollutants

21/10/2025 14274 views 107 likes

Sentinel-1D fuelled in Kourou

Sentinel-1D fuelled and ready for encapsulation

20/10/2025 2465 views 41 likes

Phoebus hydrogen tank in production

Enabling & Support

Phoebus: keeping the smallest molecule in the Universe cont…

16/10/2025 11105 views 58 likes

Spain's Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities Diana Morant with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Director of the Agencia Espacial Española Juan Carlos Cortés and ESA Director of Science and Head of ESAC Carole Mundell.

Spain celebrates ESA heritage with substantial plans for th…

16/10/2025 3219 views 53 likes

Spain's Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities Diana Morant with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Director of the Agencia Espacial Española Juan Carlos Cortés and ESA Director of Science and Head of ESAC Carole Mundell.

Spain celebrates ESA heritage with substantial plans for th…

16/10/2025 27 views 0 likes

Solar flare seen by Solar Orbiter

Flying through the biggest solar storm ever recorded

15/10/2025 30573 views 104 likes

South Atlantic Anomaly 2025 compared to 2014

Swarm reveals growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field

13/10/2025 98482 views 310 likes

Plato’s spacecraft is complete

Science & Exploration

Completed Plato spacecraft is ready for final tests

09/10/2025 8030 views 51 likes

Mars Express sees a dust devil dancing across Mars

Science & Exploration

Dancing dust devils trace raging winds on Mars

08/10/2025 11384 views 62 likes

Sea state

Satellites reveal the power of ocean swell

08/10/2025 7396 views 60 likes

Copernicus Sentinel-1D team in Kourou

Sentinel-1D preparations underway in Kourou

08/10/2025 2884 views 32 likes

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observes comet 3I/ATLAS – GIF

Science & Exploration

ESA’s ExoMars and Mars Express observe Comet 3I/ATLAS

07/10/2025 628734 views 831 likes

ESA testbed van in Norway

Navigating through interference at Jammertest

06/10/2025 5458 views 84 likes

ESA's fourth deep space antenna, in New Norcia, Australia

Enabling & Support

ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia

04/10/2025 11084 views 103 likes

The European Space Agency and the Korea AeroSpace Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding at IAC 2025 in Sydney.

European Space Agency and Korea AeroSpace Administration em…

01/10/2025 3325 views 42 likes

ESA has signed with Thales Alenia Space for the phase B2 of SAGA, a mission for European secure communications.

Advancing Europe’s quantum secure communications from space

01/10/2025 4221 views 24 likes

Sentinel-6B ready to start its launch campaign

Sea-level monitoring satellite unboxed

01/10/2025 3701 views 23 likes

A large crowd assembled for the IAC 2025 plenary session on living on another world, with speakers including ESA's Frank de Winne.

ESA at IAC 2025 - highlights from Day 3

01/10/2025 1195 views 4 likes

Enceladus jets and shadows

Science & Exploration

Cassini proves complex chemistry in Enceladus ocean

01/10/2025 31942 views 96 likes

Edge-on view of our galaxy's great wave

Science & Exploration

Gaia discovers our galaxy’s great wave

30/09/2025 22179 views 167 likes

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher hosted part of the tour of the exhibition at IAC 2025.

ESA at IAC 2025 - highlights from Day 2

30/09/2025 1529 views 5 likes

Illustration of moon-forming disc

Science & Exploration

Webb studies moon-forming disc around massive planet

29/09/2025 3378 views 48 likes

ESA and Avio signature for a reuseable upper stage demonstration mission

Enabling & Support

ESA and Avio sign contract for a reuseable upper stage demo…

29/09/2025 5582 views 52 likes

The International Convention Centre in Sydney, Australia where IAC 2025 is taking place

ESA shares stage with international partners at IAC 2025

26/09/2025 2927 views 41 likes

Sagittarius B2 (NIRCam image)

Science & Exploration

Webb explores largest star-forming cloud in our galaxy

24/09/2025 7120 views 57 likes

WIVERN

ESA selects WIVERN as 11th Earth Explorer mission

23/09/2025 9808 views 96 likes

Antarctic subglacial lake inventory

85 new subglacial lakes detected below Antarctica

19/09/2025 12775 views 93 likes

Themis T1H on the launch pad

Enabling & Support

Themis stands on the launch pad

19/09/2025 13166 views 105 likes

Science & Exploration

XRISM uncovers a mystery in the cosmic winds of change

17/09/2025 4077 views 49 likes

Gaia sees stellar nurseries (animation still)

Science & Exploration

Fly through Gaia’s 3D map of stellar nurseries

16/09/2025 43089 views 104 likes

Unloading Sentinel-1D

Sentinel-1D in French Guiana for launch campaign

11/09/2025 4920 views 35 likes

Plato sailing to the Netherlands by boat

Science & Exploration

Plato arrived at ESA’s test centre by boat

11/09/2025 5236 views 49 likes

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher addresses a gathering in Tallinn

Estonia celebrates 10 years in ESA

05/09/2025 1502 views 19 likes

Celeste in-orbit demonstration satellites orbiting

Galileo ‘daughter mission’ name revealed: Celeste

04/09/2025 7983 views 56 likes

Second MTG-Imager in the thermal vacuum chamber

Second MTG-Imager satellite passes thermal vacuum test

04/09/2025 2926 views 38 likes

First glimpse of MetOp-SG-A1 Microwave Sounder data

New MetOp Second Generation weather satellite returns first…

02/09/2025 10689 views 75 likes

Graphic indicating how Solar Orbiter let us see the connection between energetic electrons in space and their sources on the Sun

Science & Exploration

Double trouble: Solar Orbiter traces superfast electrons ba…

01/09/2025 11196 views 70 likes

Webb's view of planet-forming disc IRAS 04302+2247

Science & Exploration

Dusty wisps round a dusty disc

29/08/2025 4804 views 70 likes

ESA's Ramses mission at the asteroid Apophis

ESA and JAXA advance potential Apophis mission collaboration

27/08/2025 4953 views 63 likes

Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Webb & ALMA image)

Science & Exploration

Webb investigates complex heart of a cosmic butterfly

27/08/2025 12451 views 82 likes

Stellar families in Gaia’s sky

Science & Exploration

Gaia proves our skies are filled with chains of starry gath…

26/08/2025 10045 views 53 likes

Soil moisture anomalies over 2024 compared to 1991–2020

ESA data records help underpin climate change report

25/08/2025 3645 views 65 likes

Enabling & Support

Juice team resolves anomaly on approach to Venus

25/08/2025 19026 views 105 likes

Iberian fires August 2025

Iberian wildfires seen from space

20/08/2025 13090 views 67 likes

Arctic Weather Satellite small but perfectly formed

ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite adds power to forecasts

18/08/2025 5451 views 67 likes

Penguins resting on Antarctic sea ice

Tracking the climate-driven shift in Antarctic plankton fro…

13/08/2025 3765 views 60 likes

Science & Exploration

No Earth-like atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 d

13/08/2025 7414 views 44 likes

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