
2023-02-07 17:00:28Black holes eating the same stars again and again 🕳️💫 #shorts
Two teams of astronomers using ESA's XMM-Newton space telescope have observed repeated outbursts of light from inactive ...

2023-02-04 12:00:00Asteroids have weird shapes 🥔 #shorts
Gravity is the force that keeps us on our planet by drawing us so powerfully towards its centre. It has much the same effect on ...

2023-02-03 16:07:56Training astronauts for the Moon
Astronauts with their sights on the Moon receive world-class geology training during the fifth edition of ESA's Pangaea campaign.

2023-02-01 16:00:15Aging | We research. You benefit.
Did you know that living in space has similar effects on the body to natural aging on Earth? Spaceflight research is helping ...

2023-01-31 17:00:41The Moon can be a toxic place 🌑 #shorts
The “lunar hay fever”, as @NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt described it during the Apollo 17 mission created symptoms in all 12 ...

2022-12-13 13:30:18Artemis I | Liftoff to splashdown
The uncrewed Artemis I test flight saw Orion travel around the Moon and farther than any spacecraft designed to carry humans ...

2022-11-23 15:04:28Announcement of ESA's new class of astronauts
An event absolutely not to be missed ESA's new class of astronauts was announced in Paris on 23 November 2022. It includes ...

2022-11-22 15:00:34Bringing Mars rock samples back to Earth
Short animation featuring key moments of the Mars Sample Return campaign: from landing on Mars and securing the sample ...

2022-11-15 15:15:34To orbit and back with Space Rider
Space Rider is an uncrewed robotic laboratory about the size of two minivans. After launch on Vega-C, this reusable spacecraft ...

2022-11-09 14:59:14What is ESA’s Moonlight initiative?
Going to the Moon was the first step. Staying there is the next ambition. ESA is a key partner in NASA's Artemis programme, which ...

2022-10-12 15:26:04Ariane 6 | Assembly timelapse
At Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, a test model of the Ariane 6's central core has been assembled for the first time. Ariane 6 ...

2022-09-21 19:30:02The James Webb Space Telescope captures Neptune’s rings #shorts
Most striking about Webb's new image is the crisp view of the planet's dynamic rings — some of which haven't been seen at all, ...

2022-08-16 14:14:30SOLARIS: Preparing for space-based solar power
To prepare Europe for future decision making on Space-Based Solar Power, ESA has proposed a preparatory programme for ...

2022-07-13 17:09:34Vega-C launch (operational audio only)
Enjoy the inaugural flight of ESA's new Vega-C rocket. The principal payload of this flight is LARES-2, a scientific mission of ...

2022-07-13 17:09:24Lancio di Vega-C
Enjoy the inaugural flight of ESA's new Vega-C rocket. The principal payload of this flight is LARES-2, a scientific mission of ...

2022-07-13 17:08:56Lancement de Vega-C
Enjoy the inaugural flight of ESA's new Vega-C rocket. The principal payload of this flight is LARES-2, a scientific mission of ...

2022-07-13 17:08:44Vega-C launch
Enjoy the inaugural flight of ESA's new Vega-C rocket. The principal payload of this flight is LARES-2, a scientific mission of the ...

2022-06-27 08:05:34BepiColombo’s second Mercury flyby
A beautiful sequence of 56 images taken by the monitoring cameras on board the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission as the ...

2022-06-13 08:19:43Gaia data release 3: exploring our multi-dimensional Milky Way
Since its launch in 2013 ESA's Gaia observatory has been mapping our galaxy from Lagrange point 2, creating the most accurate ...

2022-06-08 19:01:03Vega-C inaugural launch: mission highlights
This animated preview of flight VV21 illustrates gantry rollout and liftoff from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, stage and ...

2022-05-23 14:03:02Swarm reveals magnetic waves across Earth’s outer core
Using information from ESA's Swarm satellite mission, scientists have discovered a completely new type of magnetic wave that ...

2022-05-18 13:00:13The Sun’s active regions: coronal rain and solar moss
The Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) on the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft captured this movie on 17 March 2022. It shows ...

2022-05-04 17:01:05Mission Minerva meets Cosmic Kiss | Two astronauts in orbit
For the first time since mid 2011, ESA has two astronauts living and working together aboard the International Space Station.

2022-04-30 07:00:38International Space Station reboost | Cosmic Kiss
Get in line with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and his Expedition 66 crew mates to experience a reboost of the International ...

2022-04-28 10:08:24Some space love 🤗 #shorts
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and @NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert “Bob” Hines and Jessica Watkins arrive to ...

2022-04-25 13:00:26An astronaut gets ready for bed | Cosmic Kiss
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer gives a glimpse into his evening routine aboard the International Space Station during his Cosmic ...

2022-04-20 18:57:15Crew-4 arrive at Kennedy Space Center
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti arrives at @NASAKennedy in Florida, USA, with @NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob ...

2022-04-14 15:35:57Matthias's first spacewalk | Cosmic Kiss
On 23 March 2022, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer successfully performed his first extravehicular activity (EVA) alongside fellow ...

2022-03-22 17:18:29Water experiments part 1 – Paddles | Cosmic Kiss (In German, English subtitles available)
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer is currently living and working aboard the International Space Station for his first space mission, ...

2022-03-17 00:16:53Artemis: crawling towards launch
One of the many milestones in the leadup to the launch of Artemis is its rollout: this is when a crawler will carry the SLS rocket with ...