Two spacecraft made historic flybys of Venus this month, and both sent back sci-fi-type views…
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the exploration of space, scientific discovery, and technological innovation on behalf of its member states across Europe. Founded in 1975, ESA conducts missions that study Earth, the Moon, Mars, and the broader cosmos—ranging from climate observation and satellite communications to deep-space exploration and astronomy. Collaborating closely with NASA and other international partners, ESA has led landmark missions such as Rosetta, Gaia, and the ExoMars program. Through advances in space science, robotics, and satellite technology, the European Space Agency plays a vital role in expanding humanity’s knowledge of the universe and protecting our planet.
NASA and ESA have formed a formal partnership to jointly address climate change through satellite…
Parts of the Mediterranean and central Europe have experienced extreme temperatures this summer, with wildfires…
Europe’s Vega has delivered Pléiades Neo-4 and four auxiliary payloads, SunStorm, RadCube and LEDSAT developed…
Tune in to ESA Web TV at 02:37 BST / 03:37 CEST on August 17…
On August 9, 2021, ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft passed within 4,967 miles (7,995 kilometers) of…
ESA’s Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo spacecraft made a historic Venus flyby earlier this week, passing…
This jewel-bright image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 1385, a spiral galaxy…
Meet bag, bottle, and straw, three bits of plastic left on the beach. They are…
The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo mission captured this view of Venus on August 10, 2021, as…
The International Space Station Expedition 65 crew recorded themselves on a day off after a…
An enormous orphan cloud in the Leo Cluster, stripped from its galaxy and stabilized by…
About a year ago, a failure on the Integral spacecraft meant it fired its thrusters…
A striking Hubble image shows what looks like six objects but is really two galaxies…
ESA is blending ground reports and satellite data to better track emissions and carbon sinks.…
This image was taken on March 22, 2021, in the Lunae Planum region [16.74°N, 300.9°E]…
Global satellite data show that afforestation boosts low-level cloud cover in most regions, cooling the…
Russia’s forests store far more carbon than earlier estimates, but growing threats like fires endanger…