The Latest Breaking News from ESA

The James Webb Space Telescope, humanity's most powerful eye in the sky, has captured some remarkable images in its first year of gazing deep into the universe.

The first year of the James Webb Space Telescope has reshaped astronomy, and a stunning new view of a close star-birthing region shows the best might be yet to come.

The European Space Agency's director general, Josef Aschbacher, says the member states are moving ahead with a lander design contract to bring a life-seeking rover to Mars.

A huddle of distant galaxies makes a strange streak in space, visible in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Europe's Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle is now officially retired, and the rocket's final launch on July 5 was picture-perfect.

How would astronauts walk on an asteroid? With the potential to sink into killer "ball pits" or to take jumps that launch them into space, the answer is "carefully."

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the most distant active supermassive black hole to date, and researchers aren't sure how it could have formed so early in the universe's history.

Ariane 6 may launch later this year to provide fresh European access to space, but it faces stiff competition from veteran US competitor SpaceX.

Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket has blasted off for a final time after 27 years of launches. A big moment, but which comes at a difficult time for the continent's space adventure faced with delays to next-generation Ariane 6 and Russia withdrawing its rockets. .