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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 ESA Top Multimedia March 13th, 2026 06:00:00 EDT -0400 Plato readies for space-like tests The European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets, Plato, is now sealed in the Large Space Simulator (LSS) chamber at ESA’s Test Centre for a series of vital tests under space‑like conditions. Engineers placed Plato in the LSS on 18 February, and since the beginning of March the spacecraft has been experiencing the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space. This photo captures the satellite standing in the centre of the simulator, moments before the chamber was bolted closed. The picture was taken from the top opening of the LSS and gives us a direct view of Plato’s 26 ultrasensitive cameras. These are the special eyes that the mission will use to monitor more than 150 000 bright stars at the same time, hunting for terrestrial planets orbiting Sun-like stars. The mission is expected to be ready for launch by the end of the year. Liftoff on an Ariane 6 is planned by Arianespace for January 2027. But before launching a spacecraft, it is crucial to operate it and check all its functionalities in a space-like environment. The LSS offers just that. A cylindrical container standing 15 m high and 10 m wide, the LSS is Europe's largest cryovacuum chamber. Equipped with a high-performance pump, the enclosure achieves a pressure a billion times lower than the sea-level atmospheric pressure, while liquid nitrogen circulating around its casing reproduces the extreme low temperatures of space. Exposed to a grid of powerful heating elements (so-called ‘calrods’) that simulate the heat of the Sun, the backside of the spacecraft – with solar panels and sunshield – reaches a toasty 160 °C. At the same time, thanks to the sunshield and excellent insulation, the cameras and the optical bench facing the dark, cold part of the chamber are kept very cool at around –80 °C, as if facing deep space.  Plato will reemerge from the space simulator at the end of March. [Image description: Photo taken looking down into a black‑walled cylinder, at the bottom of which sits a large satellite with black panels and golden surfaces. On top of the spacecraft, we see the blue, shiny lenses of 26 large cameras. The cameras are mounted on a five‑stepped platform and arranged in four rows of six cameras, plus a top row with two cameras.] March 13th, 2026 05:44:00 EDT -0400 A cosmic ray simulator for extreme science on Earth A cosmic ray simulator for extreme science on Earth March 13th, 2026 05:00:00 EDT -0400 Earth from Space: Maritime highways in the Øresund Strait This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission shows us the maritime traffic passing through the Øresund Strait in 2025. March 12th, 2026 04:30:00 EDT -0400 Former NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps visits ESTEC Former NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps visits ESTEC March 6th, 2026 06:22:00 EST -0500 From space to your plate From space to your plate March 6th, 2026 04:00:00 EST -0500 Earth from Space: Dhaka, Bangladesh These two views from Copernicus Sentinel-2 reveal the landscape transformation in the area around Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. March 5th, 2026 06:25:00 EST -0500 James Webb Space Telescope spots faint asteroid 2024 YR4 - 26 February 2026 James Webb Space Telescope spots faint asteroid 2024 YR4 - 26 February 2026 March 4th, 2026 03:23:00 EST -0500 Bird’s-eye view of Trouvelot Crater Bird’s-eye view of Trouvelot Crater March 3rd, 2026 09:00:00 EST -0500 Hubble & Euclid zoom into Cat's Eye Nebula Hubble & Euclid: zoom into Cat's Eye Nebula March 3rd, 2026 03:25:00 EST -0500 Total retreat of 31 key glaciers/ice shelves, 1996-2024 Total retreat of 31 key glaciers/ice shelves, 1996-2024 March 3rd, 2026 02:21:00 EST -0500 Self-healable Cassandra demonstrator Self-healable Cassandra demonstrator February 26th, 2026 07:54:00 EST -0500 First glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice science camera First glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice science camera February 27th, 2026 04:00:00 EST -0500 Earth from Space: Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the icy landscape of Terra Nova Bay in East Antarctica. February 25th, 2026 05:32:00 EST -0500 Textile antenna incorporated into HALTI's jacket Textile antenna incorporated into HALTI's jacket to provide wireless connection enabled by geostationary satellites February 25th, 2026 11:16:00 EST -0500 Webb Examines Cranium Nebula Webb Examines Cranium Nebula