European Space Agency YouTube Update

Mars Express ten year highlights

03-06-2013 07:32 PM CEST

The journey of Mars Express, from drawing board through launch, to its key science highlights during ten years of operations. 

With its suite of seven instruments, Mars Express has studied the subsurface of the Red Planet to the upper atmosphere and beyond to the two tiny moons Phobos and Deimos, providing an in depth analysis of the planet's history and returning stunning 3D images.

European Space Agency Flickr Update

Mars north polar ice cap

03-06-2013 10:24 AM CEST

The north polar ice cap of Mars, presented as a mosaic of 57 separate images from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA's Mars Express. The ice cap spans approximately 1000 km and is seen here in polar stereographic projection.

The images were taken throughout the entire mission, when Mars Express was at its closest to Mars along its orbit, at about 300-500 km altitude.

The mosaic was published as space science image of the week on the occasion of the tenth anniversary since the mission launched on 2 June 2003.

NASA's Hubble Will Use Rare Stellar Alignment to Hunt For Planets

NASA's Hubble Will Use Rare Stellar Alignment to Hunt For Planets

06/03/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope will have two opportunities in the next few years to hunt for Earth-sized planets around the red dwarf Proxima Centauri.

Sun Over Earth's Horizon

Sun Over Earth's Horizon

06/03/2013 12:00 AM EDT

The sun is captured in a "starburst" mode over Earth's horizon by one of the Expedition 36 crew members aboard the International Space Station, as the orbital outpost was above a point in southwestern Minnesota on May 21, 2013. 

Image Credit: NASA

ATV-4 ready to deliver essential cargo to Space Station

ATV-4 ready to deliver essential cargo to Space Station

03-06-2013 03:00 PM CEST

ESA's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, is ready for launch on an Ariane 5 to the International Space Station on 5 June from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. 

Ten years at Mars: new global views plot the Red Planet’s history

Ten years at Mars: new global views plot the Red Planet's history

03-06-2013 11:00 AM CEST

New global maps of Mars released on the 10th anniversary of the launch of ESA's Mars Express trace the history of water and volcanic activity on the Red Planet, and identify sites of special interest for the next generation of Mars explorers.

Crowning glory

Crowning glory

03-06-2013 09:54 AM CEST

Space science image of the week: Celebrating ten years of Mars Express with a new view of the Red Planet's north polar ice cap