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ESA - Top Multimedia News

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
ESA Top Multimedia
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April 15th, 2026 05:00:00 EDT -0400 Mars Express captures dark ash covering Mars’s Utopia Planitia
Mars Express captures dark ash covering Mars’s Utopia Planitia
April 14th, 2026 03:10:00 EDT -0400 The perfect place for Celeste’s first navigation signal
The perfect place for Celeste’s first navigation signal
April 13th, 2026 05:00:00 EDT -0400 Proba-3 tracks solar wind moving close to the Sun
Imaged of processed Proba-3 data that highlights movement around the Sun
April 13th, 2026 06:08:00 EDT -0400 Paris, France
Paris, France
April 10th, 2026 04:00:00 EDT -0400 Earth from Space: Lava flow on Réunion Island
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures an active lava flow on the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Réunion Island.
April 10th, 2026 02:12:00 EDT -0400 Richat structure, Mauritania
Richat structure, Mauritania, observed from the ISS
April 9th, 2026 08:00:00 EDT -0400 Pointing in the (b)right direction
Pointing in the (b)right direction
April 7th, 2026 10:22:00 EDT -0400 Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon.
Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon.
April 7th, 2026 05:31:00 EDT -0400 Moonset over Earth

This photo is one of a set published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the caption:

[version FR] Day 052, orbit 0808 – Since the dawn of humanity, the Moon has been a reassuring presence, accompanying and comforting explorers, sailors, scientists and all those who find themselves far from their loved ones.
As Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy set off with #Artemis to write a new chapter in lunar exploration, we took a moment to admire a moonset from the Station…

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Jour 051, orbite 0808 – Depuis les débuts de l’humanité, la Lune est une présence rassurante qui accompagne et réconforte les explorateurs, les marins, les scientifiques et tous ceux qui se trouvent loin de leurs proches.
Alors que Reid, Victor, Christina et Jeremy sont en route pour écrire avec #Artemis une nouvelle page de l’exploration de la Lune, nous avons pris un moment pour admirer le coucher de la Lune depuis la Station…

Credit: NASA/ESA – S. Adenot

Date: 02-04-2026

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April 7th, 2026 04:20:00 EDT -0400 Graphene experiment on parabolic flight
Graphene experiment on parabolic flight
April 6th, 2026 03:54:00 EDT -0400 ESO's ELT telescope in the Atacama Desert, Chile
ESO's ELT telescope in the Atacama Desert, Chile
April 3rd, 2026 04:00:00 EDT -0400 Earth from Space: Eyes on our Moon
In an unusual perspective for an Earth-observing satellite, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures this image of Earth’s only natural satellite.
April 3rd, 2026 04:00:00 EDT -0400 A pair of planet-forming discs
A pair of planet-forming discs
April 2nd, 2026 07:36:00 EDT -0400 JANUS sees Comet 3I/ATLAS in different colours
Comet 3I/ATLAS in different colours
April 2nd, 2026 09:00:00 EDT -0400 A silicon chip that can do it all
A silicon chip that can do it all