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Waterworn chaos on Mars
This month, ESA’s Mars Express takes us to Shalbatana Vallis: a fascinating martian valley surrounded by signs of water, lava, craters and chaos.
How to follow the Smile launch live
ESA will be broadcasting live as the European-Chinese Smile mission launches at 04:52 BST/05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026. Smile will launch on a European Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Times subject to change at short notice.
Week in images: 04-08 May 2026
Week in images: 04-08 May 2026 Discover our week through the lens
Earth from Space: Greenland's changing ice
Image: Part of the rugged and deeply indented coast of northeastern Greenland is featured in this radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1.
ESA and JAXA team up on planetary defence, Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to deepen collaboration in planetary defence, alongside a dedicated agreement for collaboration on the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses) to the near-Earth asteroid Apophis.
Extended Reality at ESA opens new pathways for space exploration
The European Space Agency (ESA) is using Extended Reality (XR) to support training, enhance operations, improve simulation environments, and to bring the wonders of space to the public.
Week in images: 27 April - 01 May 2026
Week in images: 27 April - 01 May 2026 Discover our week through the lens
Earth from Space: Netherlands in bloom
Image: Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 April 2026, this image shows a double bloom in the Netherlands: an array of vibrant colours in the tulip fields as well as the blue-greenish swirls of phytoplankton in the North Sea.
