I have been enjoying composing the soundtracks of creative videos for ESA. (European Space Agency) Maarten Roos did a beautiful job of the films!
Gaia is ESA's billion-star surveyor, designed to provide a precise 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy in order to understand its composition, formation and evolution.
Earth's magnetic field is our life saver, protecting us from the energetic solar wind. The Swarm satellites will measure Earth's magnetic field to allow us to understand it for a safer future.
A reflection on ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano's five-month mission to the International Space Station between May and November 2013.