World News

Solar Orbiter launches from Cape Canaveral for journey to the sun

The Solar Orbiter, a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, has launched. The mission aims to give close-up views of the Sun's polar regions and observe its magnetic activity.

8 February 2020

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Italian astronaut returns to earth, after six-month ISS stay

Luca Parmitano handed over control of the International Space Station station on 5. February 2020 to Oleg Skripochka.

6 February 2020

Europe

Space tourism is coming soon says European Space Agency chief

But he stressed it's up to private industry, not European taxpayers, to foot the bill for new rockets and launchpads.

15 January 2020

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Ask Our Astronaut: In space, how do you experience time?

In this episode of Ask Our Astronaut, the European Space Agency's Luca Parmitano tells us more about time perception in the International Space Station.

19 December 2019

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Astronauts conduct health experiment and spacewalk

Euronews space correspondent and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano has sent the latest instalment of Space Chronicles, a series in which he documents his experiences on the International Space Station (ISS) over a six-month period.

16 December 2019

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Ask Our astronaut | Do astronauts get any privacy in space?

In this episode, Luca's NASA astronaut colleague Andrew Morgan tells us more about intimacy in the International Space Station.

5 December 2019

World

'NATO will declare that space is a new domain', says former official

Underneath the sparring, the fundamentals of the organisation remain strong, argues Jamie Shea, who is Senior Fellow at the Friends of Europe think tank.

4 December 2019

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Parmitano tells us why repairs in space are a lot like heart surgery

Luca Parmitano tells us why doing repairs in space is a lot like open-heart surgery

25 November 2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Designers showcase fashion and interiors fit for life on Mars

Should NASA's plans come to fruition, one day there will be (human) life on Mars. Designers are showcasing what future Martians might wear and how they might live.

18 October 2019

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ESA probe captures new photos of 700km dried-up river system on Mars

ESA probe captures new photos of 700km dried-up river system on Mars

12 October 2019

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Water found for first time in atmosphere of exoplanet

Astronomers from UCL have found traces of water vapour in an exoplanet outside Earth's solar system.

12 September 2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 50 years after the moon landing, protecting the space sector’s intellectual property is vital ǀ View

We have seen a shift in innovation in the space sector from previously state-owned activities to now private [...] activities, operated by the likes of SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic. As a consequence, the protection of intellectual property in the space sector is rapidly increasing.

2 August 2019

USA

Satellite is first 'spacecraft' to be propelled only by sun energy

A small crowdfunded satellite has become the first spacecraft to be propelled only by the energy of the sun.

24 July 2019

World News

'Milky Way merged with dwarf galaxy 10 billion years ago'

A colossal cosmic collision roughly 10 billion years ago saw our galaxy's mass expand by a quarter after merging with a smaller one, say scientists.

24 July 2019

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See 360-degree view inside International Space Station

Panoramic images available through Google Earth show the areas inside the ISS where Luca Parmitano and his colleagues are spending six months of their Beyond mission.

17 July 2019

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NASA lander detects first likely 'Marsquake' on the red planet

NASA lander detects first likely 'Marsquake' on the red planet

24 April 2019

Israel

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft fails in moon landing attempt

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft failed in its "soft" landing on the moon's surface on Thursday evening, its support team said.

11 April 2019

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THE FIRST IMAGE OF A BLACK HOLE

On Wednesday, an international scientific team that integrates the Event Horizon Telescope project (EHT) unveiled the first photo of a black hole, which was captured using a global network of telescopes.

10 April 2019

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NASA's Mars Opportunity over as the rover dies after 15 years

The durable NASA rover that rolled along Mars for 15 years has died, NASA announced on Thursday.

14 February 2019

United Kingdom

Europe's Mars rover named after DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin

"This name reminds us that it is in the human genes to explore," the European Space Agency said.

8 February 2019