The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThank you for liking
You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!
The data obtained by Hipparcos is of unprecendented accuracy and will be used to tackle many unsolved issues in astronomy, such as the structure of the Galaxy, the evolution of stars, and the age of the Universe. The map is in equatorial coordinates; MAS = milliarcsecond. (From the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues, ESA SP-1200 - Volume 1.) [Image Date: 01-04-97] [97.05.003-003]