The Latest Breaking News from ESA

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast moving body using the world’s most powerful telescopes. It was found to be one quarter mile (400m) long and very elongated – perhaps 10 times as long as it was…

At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall to Earth every day, a new report reveals. Some experts think it's a worrying trend.

Comet SWAN25F was discovered using photos from the European Space Agency's SOHO spacecraft and can currently be spied using backyard equipment — but it could also become visible to the naked eye in the next few weeks.

Scientists have released a never-before-seen view of a star cluster, courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Dogs in court, alpacas on trains … the debate shows how much we lean on animals, and how little we regard their wellbeing, says journalist Elle Hunt

A bright star located in the Milky Way appears nestled in the distant galaxy NGC 5530 due to a chance alignment along the Hubble Space Telescope's line of sight.

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by Nasa with participation from the European Space Agency (Esa). The mission will allow scientists to use the best laboratory instruments on Earth to determine whether Mars hosted…

Revolutionary scanner to be fired into Earth orbit this month to measure effects of deforestation

After 11 years mapping the Milky Way, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has retired. Scientists hailed it as "the discovery machine of the decade."