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Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: ESA’s Cebreros deep-space tracking station reflecting environmentally friendly light To source

In the approach to perihelion over the past few weeks, Rosetta has been witnessing growing activity from Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, with one dramatic outburst event proving so powerful that it even pushed away the incoming solar wind. To source

ESA’s Rosetta mission today celebrates one year at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, with its closest approach to the Sun now just one week away. To source

Europe’s latest weather satellite images Earth today To source

Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: ESA’s New Norcia deep-space tracking station illuminated against the Australian night sky To source

Registration open for ESTEC Open Day on Sunday 4 October: your chance to visit ESA’s technical heart To source

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1 image of Germany’s state of Bavaria, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source

Space science image of the week: Intricate dust lanes are revealed in this far-infrared view of the constellation Carina To source

Our week through the lens: 13-17 July 2015 To source

Watch the replay of the full MSG-4 launch coverage from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 15 July To source

Telecom satellites are set to enter a new age, as ESA, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence & Space begin designing the most flexible payload ever.  To source

This image, based on housekeeping data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, is no ordinary depiction of the heavens. While the image portrays the outline of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, and of its neighbouring Magellanic Clouds, it was obtained in a rather unusual way. To source

First blog post by Jan Woerner, on taking up duty as ESA Director General To source