European Space Agency Flickr Update

The constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) is the largest of the Zodiac constellations, and the second largest overall after Hydra (The Water Snake). Its most appealing feature, however, is the sheer number of galaxies that lie within it. In this picture, among a crowd of face- and edge-on spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies, lies NGC 4866, a lenticular galaxy situated about 80 million light-years from Earth. 

NASA Hubble Finds New Neptune Moon

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune, the 14th known to be circling the giant planet.

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Phytoplankton Bloom in the Norwegian Sea

The waters off Iceland rank among the world's most productive fisheries. The reason for the abundance is an ample supply of phytoplankton, the base of the marine food chain. Like any plant, microscopic phytoplankton need sunlight and nutrients to survive. Iceland's coastal waters offer both during the long days of summer.

Second Spacewalk

Watch the second spacewalk of Luca Parmitano and Chris Cassidy on 16 July. Streaming (courtesy NASA) starts at 11:00 GMT (13:00 CEST)

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Canyon fly-through

Space science image of the week: Fly through part of the largest canyon on Mars
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Trek to Mount Sharp Begins

After busily exploring the Glenelg region of Gale Crater, Curiosity is moving on. The rover is starting a 5 mile, or about an 8 kilometer trek southwest towards the foothills of Mt Sharp.

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Week in Images

Our week through the lens:
08-12 July 2013

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Raystown Ray

Earth observation image of the week: the man-made Raystown Lake in the US state of Pennsylvania, home to a Loch Ness Monster-like creature

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NASA Hubble Finds a True Blue Planet

Astronomers making visible-light observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have deduced the actual color of a planet orbiting another star 63 light-years away.

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Blauer Exoplanet

Where it rains and glass towers reach more than 7000 kilometers per hour

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Luca Skywalker

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Space Station Ocean Imager Available to More Scientists

The International Space Station is expanding the use of its Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) instrument to more Earth scientists and environmental researchers.

Galileo spreads its wings

 

Deployment of the solar wings on the latest Galileo satellite is shown being checked at ESA's technical hub in the Netherlands. The navigation satellite's pair of 1 x 5 m solar wings, carrying more than 2500 state-of-the-art gallium arsenide solar cells, will power the satellite during its 12-year working life. 

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Galileo's wings

The latest Galileo satellite gains its solar wings during testing at ESA's technical heart

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IP spin-off

ESA patents go into business with Space Solutions University Challenge

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