Press conference

Press conference

14-06-2013 11:23 AM CEST

Follow the ESA DG press conference at Le Bourget 2013, 17 June from 15:30 CEST

ATV meets ISS

ATV meets ISS

15-06-2013 11:52 AM CEST

ESA's ATV-4 cargo vessel made contact with the ISS at 16:07 CEST today

NASA Invites Media to Asteroid Initiative Industry and Partner Day

NASA Invites Media to Asteroid Initiative Industry and Partner Day

06/14/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and other senior NASA officials will discuss the progress being made on NASA's mission to capture, redirect, and explore an asteroid June 18.

NASA's Webb Telescope's Last Backbone Component Completed

NASA's Webb Telescope's Last Backbone Component Completed

06/14/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Assembly of the backbone of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the primary mirror backplane support structure, is a step closer to completion with the recent addition of the backplane support frame, a fixture that will be used to connect all the pieces of the telescope together.

European Space Agency YouTube Update

ATV vs. UD: DJ Young Einstein vs. ATV Albert Einstein

14-06-2013 06:59 PM CEST

For the 2013 Automated Transfer Vehicle docking day music video, ESA teamed up with California hip hop group Ugly Duckling (http://www.uglyduckling.us), who have produced a super space remix of Elevation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcbSiqhJHcc).

Rock along to the beats of DJ Young Einstein and the visuals of ATV Albert Einstein! Follow the ATV mission to the ISS via http://blogs.esa.int/atv

Music, lyrics and original video animation Copyright (C) Ugly Duckling (http://www.uglyduckling.us) 2012-13. ESA remix video credit ESA/European Space Agency, used with permission.

Students and Teachers Become Rocket Scientists at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility

Students and Teachers Become Rocket Scientists at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility

06/14/2013 12:00 AM EDT

More than 120 students and educators will delve into the world of rocket science June 15-21 during Rocket Week at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

A View of Mercury From Afar

A View of Mercury From Afar

06/14/2013 12:00 AM EDT

This image of Mercury, acquired by the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) aboard NASA's MESSENGER mission on April 23, 2013, allows us to take a step back to view the planet. Prior to the MESSENGER mission, Mercury's surface was often compared to the surface of Earth's moon, when in fact, Mercury and the moon are very different.

This image in particular highlights many basins near Mercury's terminator, including Bach crater. Many craters with central peaks and the nearby bright rays of Han Kan crater are also evident. Once per week, MDIS captures images of Mercury's limb, with an emphasis on imaging the southern hemisphere limb.

These limb images provide information about Mercury's shape and complement measurements of topography made by the Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) of Mercury's northern hemisphere.

Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington