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Investor Forum 2026 at ESA Headquarters, Paris

ESA brings public and private capital together to accelerat…

21/09/2026 1003 views 19 likes

Dr V. Narayanan, Chairman of ISRO and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher

ESA and ISRO extend and broaden cooperation agreement

21/09/2026 2319 views 39 likes

Star-forming region IC 348 (NIRCam image)

Science & Exploration

Webb reveals stunning panorama of star formation

15/09/2026 2971 views 43 likes

European Launcher Challenge visual

Enabling & Support

First contracts kick off European Launcher Challenge

27/08/2026 7532 views 31 likes

Solar eclipse (artist impression)

Science & Exploration

Watch the total solar eclipse with ESA in León

23/07/2026 77664 views 87 likes

Artist’s concept of an ancient quasar

Science & Exploration

Euclid discovers the most ancient quasar in the Universe

06/07/2026 12105 views 96 likes

Euclid’s view of our galaxy’s bulge (16:9 cutout)

Science & Exploration

ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart

24/06/2026 137046 views 209 likes

Science & Exploration

ESA science missions get green light for new discoveries

11/06/2026 7291 views 17 likes

Simulated Arrakihs mock image of a galaxy halo

Science & Exploration

ESA adopts galactic archaeology mission Arrakihs

10/06/2026 7384 views 74 likes

Solar eclipse (artist impression)

Science & Exploration

Join ESA for a total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026

21/05/2026 69478 views 186 likes

Close-up of Plato’s cameras

Science & Exploration

Plato aces space-like tests

23/04/2026 6564 views 44 likes

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and President of the Canadian Space Agency Lisa Campbell

ESA and Canada sign agreement on the exchange of classified…

16/04/2026 1579 views 4 likes

Gamma-Cas and its hungry white dwarf companion

Science & Exploration

XRISM solves famous star’s 50-year mystery

24/03/2026 5826 views 71 likes

Smile delivered to space (artist impression, GIF)

Science & Exploration

T-20 days: Smile to launch on 9 April

20/03/2026 4320 views 40 likes

Coronal mass ejection on 27 May 2024

Science & Exploration

ESA’s Mars orbiters watch solar superstorm hit the Red Plan…

05/03/2026 12218 views 62 likes

Artist impression of the planetary system around the star LHS 1903

Science & Exploration

Cheops discovers late bloomer from another era

12/02/2026 6479 views 44 likes

ESA Director General delivers keynote at the European Space Conference

ESA at the European Space Conference - Day 1

27/01/2026 1232 views 5 likes

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher with CNSA Administrator Shan Zhongde during the ESA-CNSA Joint Committee meeting

ESA hosts China's space leaders

14/01/2026 2250 views 6 likes

ESA's highlights for 2026

15/12/2025 12223 views 8 likes

Artist’s impression of black hole in NGC 3783

Science & Exploration

Flaring black hole whips up ultra-fast winds

09/12/2025 25040 views 155 likes

30 years of SOHO imaging the Sun (unannotated)

Science & Exploration

Sun-watcher SOHO celebrates thirty years

02/12/2025 8500 views 74 likes

Poland and ESA discuss plans for new security centre

27/11/2025 4965 views 23 likes

The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with Norway to advance the prospect of a new ESA Arctic Space Centre to be hosted in Tromsø.

ESA and Norway explore possibility of Arctic Space Centre

27/11/2025 4185 views 28 likes

ESA and CAS teams working on the Smile mission

Science & Exploration

Smile approved for launch in spring 2026

20/11/2025 6961 views 44 likes

The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with India's main space industry association, the Indian Space Association (ISpA).

European Space Agency signs Letter of Intent with Indian Sp…

19/11/2025 908 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of an explosion on another star

Science & Exploration

First confirmed sighting of explosive burst on nearby star

12/11/2025 12446 views 70 likes

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher delivers an opening address at the Space for European Resilience conference in Brussels

Europe turns to space to boost resilience

28/10/2025 9060 views 48 likes

Science & Exploration

ESA astronauts complete helicopter training in preparation …

17/10/2025 2083 views 26 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 3308 views 53 likes

Mars Express sees a dust devil dancing across Mars

Science & Exploration

Dancing dust devils trace raging winds on Mars

08/10/2025 12049 views 63 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 630099 views 832 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 1262 views 4 likes

Enceladus jets and shadows

Science & Exploration

Cassini proves complex chemistry in Enceladus ocean

01/10/2025 33214 views 96 likes

Edge-on view of our galaxy's great wave

Science & Exploration

Gaia discovers our galaxy’s great wave

30/09/2025 23148 views 171 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 1595 views 5 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 5821 views 53 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 3031 views 41 likes

Antarctic subglacial lake inventory

85 new subglacial lakes detected below Antarctica

19/09/2025 13392 views 94 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 11502 views 70 likes

Harder Glacier, northern Greenland

Greenland subglacial flood bursts through ice sheet surface

30/07/2025 7901 views 43 likes

Entrance to Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana

Enabling & Support

New agreements for next decade of launches at Europe’s Spac…

10/07/2025 3035 views 23 likes

Exoplanet HIP 67522 b triggers flares from its host star (artist’s impression)

Science & Exploration

Clingy planets can trigger own doom, suspect Cheops and TESS

02/07/2025 5498 views 57 likes

Italy's IRIDE HEO constellation launched

Italy's IRIDE programme marks major step with first satelli…

24/06/2025 5959 views 24 likes

Director General Josef Aschbacher invites attendees at the International Paris Air Show to share some cake marking the 50th anniversary of the ESA Convention.

ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Four Highlights

19/06/2025 1614 views 18 likes

Astronomers discover vast filament of ‘missing’ matter

Science & Exploration

“The models were right”: astronomers find ‘missing’ matter

19/06/2025 24731 views 80 likes

ESA at Le Bourget 2025 – Day Three Highlights

18/06/2025 1319 views 13 likes

ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Two Highlights

17/06/2025 1637 views 13 likes

Science & Exploration

Construction of ESA’s ambitious LISA mission begins

17/06/2025 12721 views 50 likes

The morning sun silhouettes the Ariane models at Le Bourget, home to the International Paris Air Show.

ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day One Highlights

16/06/2025 1667 views 14 likes

Solar corona viewed by Proba-3’s ASPIICS

Enabling & Support

Proba-3’s first artificial solar eclipse

16/06/2025 39539 views 146 likes

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