Only Ulysses, a joint mission of the European and American space agencies ESA and NASA, flew over the Sun's poles several times between 1990 and 2009, albeit from a much greater distance than Solar ...

New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's still to come.

The Proba-3 spacecraft succeed at creating solar eclipses, kicking off a two-year mission to study the sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona.

“Through this MoU, the European Space Agency intends to develop a closer relationship with Blue Origin and Thales Alenia ...