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Region around black-hole system GRO J1655-40

Constellation Scorpius

Constellation Scorpius with Digitized Sky Survey insert

Black-hole system GRO J1655-40 in Scorpius

Black hole hurtling across the plane of the Milky Way

Vue d'artiste d'un trou noir

A black hole and companion star with supernova

SMART-1 integration with the launcher

SMART-1 integrated on its launcher, showing how small the spacecraft is

Integration of SMART-1 with the launcher

Integration of SMART-1 with the launcher

Integration of SMART-1 with the launcher

Integration of SMART-1 witht the launcher

Testing the Pulmonary Function System

Human subject during the 34th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign

Floating during the 34th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign

Flame experiment during the 34th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign

Integral's eccentric orbit

The Boomerang Nebula - the coolest place in the Universe?

Darwin's telescopes look for Earth-like planets

Darwin's flotilla of telescopes look for Earth-like planets

Foam making experiment during the parabolic flight

Testing the Pulmonary Function System

A human subject during testing

Lander FM vibration test

Lander with legs deployed, shown during tests

Rosetta lander integrated on orbiter

Checking the sky for meteors

A Perseid meteor image, recorded by an ESA video image intensifier camera

Total solar eclipse seen in 1999

Two of the driving forces behind AVO

A rose blooming in space

Kiirunan luona sijaitsevan Esrangen tutkimusaseman maamerkki on kahdella suurella tutkakupolilla varustettu päärakennus

Will Huygens land or splashdown on Titan?

Ground testing of all payloads is an essential part of preparations

Payload assembly

Maxus 5 experiments were monitored from the ground station at Esrange

Video images were sent back to the ground station via telemetry

Preparing samples

Samples for one of the two biology experiments on Maxus 5

The payload package was returned to the ground station by helicopter

Maxus 5 will be launched using a Castor 4B rocket

Maxus 5 was successfully launched from the Esrange facility at Kiruna, northern Sweden

Hubble watches light echo from mysterious erupting star (December 2002 image)

Hubble watches light echo from mysterious erupting star (September 2002 image)

Hubble watches light echo from mysterious erupting star

Hubble watches light echo from mysterious erupting star (October 2002 image)

Hubble watches light echo from mysterious erupting star (May 2002 image)

Mars Express integration at Intespace facilities

Mars Express and Beagle 2 (in two containers) loaded on a truck

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