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Europe’s ATV space ferry set for launch to Space Station (link opens in a new window)

Fuel, water, oxygen, air and most of the dry cargo have been loaded into ESA's third Automated Transfer Vehicle, <i>Edoardo Amaldi</i>, as the 9 March liftoff approaches.

Astronauts seen and heard: satcoms for the Space Station (link opens in a new window)

Seeing ESA astronaut André Kuipers on the International Space Station is a regular occurrence these days. You turn on your TV or check Twitter and there he is. Since there are no cables trailing from the Station to Earth, just how does this happen?

ESA's Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean (link opens in a new window)

ESA's Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of Mars. Using radar, it has detected sediments reminiscent of an ocean floor within the boundaries of previously identified, ancient shorelines on Mars.

Augmented reality promises astronauts instant medical knowhow (link opens in a new window)

A new augmented reality unit developed by ESA can provide just-in-time medical expertise to astronauts. All they need to do is put on a head-mounted display for 3D guidance in diagnosing problems or even performing surgery.

Café & Kosmos 8 February 2012 (link opens in a new window)

<p>with Dr Markus Kissler Patig, ESO</p> <p>The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is setting out to build the largest optical telescope ever conceived: the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). This giant, with a primary mirror of 40 metres

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