Today, we take it for granted that we can see live TV pictures of events such as the…
If you don’t like exercise, then life on a space station is not for you! Each crew member…
Fans of the 1960s TV series Star Trek were amazed when they saw Captain Kirk flip open a…
Research done onboard the International Space Station could help us keep hospital patients safe from infections. By using…
…and also on your tablet! The new ESA iPhone or iPad application, or ‘App’, can now deliver loads…
For the second time in a year, a volcanic eruption on Iceland has caused chaos across much of…
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli landed back on Earth this morning after a 159-day mission to the International Space…
A space mission may last anything from a week to six months, but what happens when the crew…
At 10.55 am on the morning of 12 April 1961, a man wearing an orange flight suit and…
A key part of an astronaut’s job is to study how things work without gravity. For over 20…
Construction of the International Space Station, the largest object ever to orbit Earth, is now almost completed. Although…
Climate change is when there is a big difference in normal climate patterns over a long amount of…
The fascination with space is a central element in Universal Picture’s Despicable Me, available in Blu-ray and DVD…
For centuries, people dreamed about leaving Earth and travelling to other worlds. Then, in 1957, the Soviet Union…
Moons are natural objects that orbit planets. Scientists usually refer to them as planetary satellites (human-made satellites are…
In astronomy, a satellite is an object that orbits (goes around) a planet. There are several hundred natural…
Black holes are the strangest objects in the Universe. A black hole does not have a surface, like…
Although astronauts have to spend long periods in space, far from home, they are not alone. Teams of…
10 years after the first expeditionary crew arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), the latest mission to…
Would you like to see your own space artwork on the ESA Kids site? Here’s your chance! Every…
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