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Aerial antenna for Venus mission test

The devil’s in the detail

The drone has landed

A new eruption started at the Anak Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia on 3 February 2022, as seen in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Roof of the satnav world

Crater tree rings

An unusual snowstorm has blanketed parts of Turkey and Greece, causing power cuts and chaos on the roads and flight cancellations. Two images from Copernicus Sentinel-2 show Athens before and after the snowstorm.

On the pull

The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific erupted with such force on 15 January that it is thought to be the biggest eruption recorded anywhere on the planet in 30 years.

Crash test dummy

Rolling stones on Mars

Solar power, going down

Red velvet Mars

Lunar robot wars

Blood disc for astronaut diagnosis

Webb fuelled for launch

Tiny crystal of power

Rocky roads through Lanzarote

The US State of Washington is under a state of emergency following days of severe wind and rain leading to extensive flooding in parts of the state. Different satellites in orbit carry different instruments that can provide us with a wealth of complementary information to understand and to respond to flooding disasters.

Testing mini-radar to peer inside asteroid

Webb’s Ariane 5 upper stage was raised vertical in the launch vehicle integration building at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

RadCube reaches out

Webb’s Ariane 5 core stage was raised vertical in the launch vehicle integration building at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

Hunting for marine plastic

Lunar Lander in Dubai

Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit

Tethered satellites for propulsion without fuel

Visitors with disabilities at ESA Open Day

Hello Mercury

Lorentz test chamber at Sunday's Open Day

This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2 on 30 September 2021, shows the flow of lava from the volcano erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma.

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer wearing the SpaceX spacesuit

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