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· 0 checks — Desktop Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.Detailed Report
Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.
Performance
Insights
Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Request | Cache TTL | Transfer Size |
|---|---|---|
| www.esa.int/fontawesome/css/fontawesome.css | 3600.0 s | 37.3 KiB |
| /var/esa/cache/public/javascript/ec3756e8a47adc0f64e3c434... | 3600.0 s | 35.5 KiB |
| www-analytics.esa.int/matomo.js | 3600.0 s | 20.8 KiB |
| /var/esa/cache/public/stylesheets/c35b41a32fb01cc5cc5a0ef... | 3600.0 s | 14.8 KiB |
| www.esa.int/fontawesome/css/brands.css | 3600.0 s | 4.9 KiB |
| www.esa.int/fontawesome/css/solid.css | 3600.0 s | 463 B |
Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Resource Size | Est Savings | |
|---|---|---|---|
FLEX, Sentinel-3C and MTG-I2 on show at TAS cleanrooms li.flex-active-slide > div.feature-item > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/04/mtg... | 972.3 KiB | 699.7 KiB |
Trifid Nebula (Wide Field Camera 3 Image) li > div.feature-item > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/04/tri... | 558.5 KiB | 271.5 KiB |
li > div.feature-item > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg li > div.feature-item > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/04/a_f... | 349.9 KiB | 152.8 KiB |
HydRON optical communication for broadband in space div.grid-item > a.card > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2021/07/hyd... | 118.4 KiB | 106.2 KiB |
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures an active lava flow on the Piton de l… div.grid-item > a.card > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/04/ear... | 119.9 KiB | 91.2 KiB |
Mars Express captures dark ash covering Mars’s Utopia Planitia div.grid-item > a.card > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/04/mar... | 88.3 KiB | 76.1 KiB |
εpsilon website div.grid-item > a.card > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/01/eps... | 97.2 KiB | 72.8 KiB |
div.grid-item > a.card > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg div.grid-item > a.card > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/videos/2026/04/art... | 77.8 KiB | 65.6 KiB |
This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the coast of Gabon i… div.grid-item > a.card > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/04/ear... | 65.2 KiB | 44.5 KiB |
Strong gravitational lenses captured by Euclid div.grid-item > a.card > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2025/03/str... | 34.5 KiB | 22.3 KiB |
section.feature > div.feature-item > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg section.feature > div.feature-item > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/videos/2024/07/ari... | 172.7 KiB | 10.7 KiB |
Salps div.grid-item > a.card > figure.thumbnail > img.image-bg | /var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/04/sal... | 16.6 KiB | 4.4 KiB |
Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.4.min.js | 29.5 KiB | 243 ms |
| /var/esa/cache/public/javascript/ec3756e8a47adc0f64e3c434... | 35.5 KiB | |
| www.esa.int/fontawesome/css/fontawesome.css | 37.3 KiB | 80 ms |
| www.esa.int/fontawesome/css/solid.css | 463 B | |
| www.esa.int/fontawesome/css/brands.css | 4.9 KiB | |
| /var/esa/cache/public/stylesheets/c35b41a32fb01cc5cc5a0ef... | 14.8 KiB |
These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.
Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Time Spent |
|---|---|
| esa.int/ | 811 ms |
| www.esa.int/ | 0.0 ms |
Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Diagnostics
Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| www.esa.int/fontawesome/css/fontawesome.css | 37.1 KiB | 37.0 KiB |
| /var/esa/cache/public/stylesheets/c35b41a32fb01cc5cc5a0ef... | 14.7 KiB | 10.5 KiB |
Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| www.esa.int/fontawesome/css/fontawesome.css | 37.3 KiB | 6.0 KiB |
Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.
Accessibility
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.
Contrast
Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
AGENCY a.card > figure.thumbnail > header.entry > span.pillar |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
21/04/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
1426 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
25 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
APPLICATIONS a.card > figure.thumbnail > header.entry > span.pillar |
APPLICATIONS div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
15/04/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
1822 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
58 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
15/04/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
7008 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
70 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
APPLICATIONS div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
15/04/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
1573 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
47 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
13/04/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
10039 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
119 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
Discover our week through the lens div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > p.subheading |
APPLICATIONS a.card > figure.thumbnail > header.entry > span.pillar |
MORE ITEMS div.grid-item > a.card > div.outline > h3.heading |
ENABLING & SUPPORT div.feature-item > figure.thumbnail > header.entry > span.pillar |
Discover our missions: past, present and future. div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > p.subheading |
Explore the full range of ESA’s activities through a set of thematic journeys div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > p.subheading |
This is ESA is an illustrated guide to what ESA is and what we do. Now availabl… div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > p.subheading |
Check out all our active blogs - although update frequency can vary. div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > p.subheading |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
20/04/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
2852 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
24 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
281882 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
397 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
21/04/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
1426 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
25 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
31621005 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
63730 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
AGENCY div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
396879 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
701 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
AGENCY div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
1513652 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
1843 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
13/04/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
10039 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
119 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
02/04/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
12751 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
143 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
APPLICATIONS div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
28/03/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
2834 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
75 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
27/03/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
114642 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
977 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > span.pillar |
26/03/2026 a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
1351 VIEWS a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
VIEWS header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
21 LIKES a.card > header.entry > div.meta > span |
LIKES header.entry > div.meta > span > small |
MORE ITEMS div.grid-item > a.card > div.outline > h3.heading |
Work with a highly dedicated team, committed to ensuring that Europe continues … div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > p.subheading |
ESA procurements aim to accomplish ESA space missions and to support the compet… div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > p.subheading |
Submit your ideas and change the future of space research, technology and appli… div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > p.subheading |
Creating links between new businesses and ESA div.grid-item > a.card > header.entry > p.subheading |
APPLICATIONS a.card > figure.thumbnail > header.entry > span.pillar |
APPLICATIONS a.card > figure.thumbnail > header.entry > span.pillar |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION a.card > figure.thumbnail > header.entry > span.pillar |
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION a.card > figure.thumbnail > header.entry > span.pillar |
APPLICATIONS a.card > figure.thumbnail > header.entry > span.pillar |
MORE ITEMS div.grid-item > a.card > div.outline > h3.heading |
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Names and labels
Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a |
div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a |
div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a |
div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a |
div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a |
div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a |
div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a div.wrapper > section#footer > div.social-media-links > a |
These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.
Best practices
Disabling zooming is problematic for users with low vision who rely on screen magnification to properly see the contents of a web page. Learn more about the viewport meta tag.
Informational: a Permissions-Policy directive showing feature -> allowed origins.
Source: MDN Permissions-Policy
| Failing Elements |
|---|
head > meta head > meta |
Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
1 div.flexslider > ol.flex-control-nav > li > a.flex-active |
2 div.flexslider > ol.flex-control-nav > li > a |
3 div.flexslider > ol.flex-control-nav > li > a |
4 div.flexslider > ol.flex-control-nav > li > a |
These items highlight common accessibility best practices.
Best Practices
SEO
These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.