ESA’s Mars Express orbiter has been sending back remarkable images and other data since it reached the Red…
ESA is about to launch the most advanced satellite ever to measure Earth’s ice cover. The CryoSat mission…
About 20,000 years ago, much of Europe, Asia, North and South America was covered by huge sheets of…
The largest building site in space is nearing completion. On 8 February, Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched from…
Car assembly has come a long way since the first production line was introduced in 1914. Today, much…
Scientists are not yet able to predict catastrophic earthquakes. However, satellite technology can be a great help to…
5½ years after lift off from French Guiana, ESA’s Rosetta comet chaser has returned home for a brief,…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to float in mid-air, like an astronaut on a…
To a passing alien, Earth would appear as a water world, largely covered by oceans and clouds. Without…
When you add an ice cube to a glass of water it floats to the surface, but what…
‘Beam me up Scotty!’ is one of the most famous orders in movie history. With a simple touch…
You are not the only ones going back to school this month! ESA’s new astronaut recruits reported this…
When it comes to excitement and non-stop activity, cities are the place to be. However, summer in the…
You do not have to be superman or superwoman to fly in space. Many men and women, from…
Is there life on Mars? Certainly, no one expects to find intelligent Martians, like those seen in the…
Today, most of our goods are carried by lorries loaded with giant containers. However, although the modern freight…
Six ‘astronauts’ have returned to the real world after spending 105 days on a simulated mission to Mars.…
The winners of the competition are: Pasqual Ortega Hernández, Rueben Willis, Savitri Thurairatnam, Beatriz Gómez Sala, Rafael y…
One of the longest space missions ever made came to an end on 30 June 2009 when the…
The most powerful infrared space observatory ever built has opened its electronic eyes for the first time and…
Following the success of an earlier competition to name the OasISS mission, ESA is now asking Europeans to…
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne is heading to the International Space Station at the start of his six-month…
With the International Space Station (ISS) now almost complete, Europe’s human spaceflight programme is looking to the future.…
Excitement is building around the world as the clock counts down to the launch of two powerful new…
Two of the most ambitious missions ever attempted to unveil the secrets of the darkest, coldest and oldest…
There’s no shower on the ISS. Do you know how astronauts manage to keep themselves clean? There’s no…
Until now, as they race to the scene of a blaze or accident, firefighters have known little about…
On 31 March 2009, six people set off for Mars …. well almost. The crew is actually taking…
Astronomers around the world are eagerly awaiting the launch of an Ariane 5 rocket carrying two groundbreaking ESA…
This afternoon, the GOCE satellite developed by ESA was launched into a near-Sun-synchronous, low Earth orbit by a…
