Image: Leo P (NIRCam image) To source
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Jetting into space
Image: Jetting into space To source
Mars plays hide and seek with Wolf Moon
Image: Mars plays hide and seek with Wolf Moon To source
The best Milky Way map, by Gaia
Image: The best Milky Way map, by Gaia (artist impression) To source
The best Milky Way map, by Gaia (edge-on)
Image: The best Milky Way map, by Gaia (artist impression, edge-on) To source
Planet-forming discs lived longer in early Universe
Our understanding of planet formation in the Universe’s early days is challenged by new data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Webb solved a puzzle by proving a controversial finding made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope more than 20 years ago. To source
Smile's other half arrives | Let’s Smile (action snippet)
Video: 00:01:22 On 9 December 2024, the Smile Platform arrived safely at Amsterdam Schiphol airport and was subsequently transported to ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. It came a long way, having travelled all the way from Shanghai, China. This marks an important step in the Smile mission, […]
BepiColombo reveals Mercury in a new light
On 1 December 2024, BepiColombo flew past Mercury for the fifth time. During this flyby, BepiColombo became the first spacecraft ever to observe Mercury in mid-infrared light. The new images reveal variations in temperature and composition across the planet’s cratered surface. To source
Bepi, Mio and MTM greet Mercury for the fifth time
Image: Bepi, Mio and MTM greet Mercury for the fifth time To source
Webb traces swirling spiral arms in infrared
Image: Webb traces spiral arms in infrared To source
New full Sun views show sunspots, fields and restless plasma
Zoom into Solar Orbiter’s four new Sun images, assembled from high-resolution observations by the spacecraft’s PHI and EUI instruments made on 22 March 2023. The PHI images are the highest-resolution full views of the Sun’s visible surface to date, including maps of the Sun’s messy magnetic field and movement on the surface. These can be […]
Philae’s extraordinary comet landing relived
On 12 November 2014, after a ten year journey through the Solar System and over 500 million kilometres from home, Rosetta’s lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for the first time. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of this extraordinary feat, we celebrate Philae’s impressive achievements at Comet […]
The solar cycle, a heartbeat of stellar energy
The Sun follows a roughly 11-year rhythm of waking up and becoming very active before calming down again, a stellar beat known as the solar cycle. This affects Earth because it shapes space weather, determining how much radiation, magnetic field and particles the Sun flings out into space and towards our planet. To source