World News

Planet Mars viewed from pole to pole with striking detail

The European Space Agency has released a full planet view of Mars to celebrate 15 years of its Mars Express spacecraft, giving a unique new perspective on the red planet.

1 June 2018

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#AskSpace: Will we ever find intelligent alien life?

Will we ever find intelligent alien life out there? Where should we look for extraterrestrials in our galaxy? We put those questions to SETI Institute Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak in #AskSpace

19 April 2018

World News

Privately-funded 'mission to the moon' to celebrate Apollo 11 anniversary

A privately-funded space exploration mission to launch in 2019 and to land on the moon will carry a time capsule about humanity and Earth.

19 April 2018

World News

NASA to use 3D-printed parts for spacecraft for first time

As NASA prepares to send a spacecraft deeper into space than ever before, it will do so achieving yet another milestone: For the first time ever, some of the spacecraft's components will be 3D printed. An innovation that could speed up space exploration.

17 April 2018

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#AskSpace: What do we know about the multiverse and the big bang?

Do we have any proof of a multiverse, and can we see anything before the big bang? We put your questions to the experts in #AskSpace.

26 March 2018

Germany

How do you learn to spacewalk?

Spacewalking is the highlight of an astronaut's career, and one of the hardest physical challenges they will ever face. So training at this facility in Germany is key.

15 February 2018

World News

10 weird objects sent into space

Elon Musk sent his sports car into space at the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch, but he’s not the only one who has launched strange objects out of this world.

10 February 2018

USA

Elon Musk: The man who launched a car towards Mars

"Apparently, there is a car in orbit around Earth” tweeted the US entrepreneur who's new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, was sent into space with “Don’t panic!” stamped on the dashboard and David Bowie playing on the speaker.

7 February 2018

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10 years of Columbus, Europe's orbiting space lab

Since it blasted off ten years ago, Columbus has been used to grow plants, research new metals and probe astronauts' blood, bodies and brains.

19 January 2018

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#AskSpace: What's up with ESA's 'village on the Moon' concept?

#AskSpace: What's happening with ESA's village on the Moon concept? Answer from ESA astronaut Frank De Winne

18 January 2018

USA

John Young, US astronaut and space shuttle commander, dies

He was the only astronaut to fly with three different NASA programs, in a career spanning 42 years.

7 January 2018

World News

Space and science look ahead 2018

Euronews' Space and Futuris presenters take a look at what's ahead in the next 12 months.

28 December 2017

World News

Shift in US space policy? Trump promises trip to moon and Mars

Marking the 45th anniversary of the last Apollo mission, President Trump has pledged to reboot the country's space exploration program

13 December 2017

World News

Poll: Who should be Euronews' Space Personality of the Year?

13 December 2017

USA

Trump wants US astronauts back to the moon - and someday Mars

"Imagine the possibilities waiting in those big, beautiful stars if we dare to dream big,” said the US president as he signed his first space policy directive.

12 December 2017

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Legends of Space, ep 10: Rosetta and Philae

We look back to November 2014, when Rosetta's Philae probe landed on a comet

23 November 2017

USA

Meet the first asteroid we’ve seen from outside our solar system

The remarkable discovery of Oumuamua opens a new window on solar systems beyond our own, say experts.

21 November 2017

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates sets its sights on Mars

"Arabs were pioneers in sciences hundreds of years ago - why can't we do it again?": the UAE Space Agency hopes to set up the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars by 2117, one hundred years from now.

14 November 2017

Sci-Tech

Your bedroom on Mars will look a lot different

Forget about your big bed — and that comfy recliner.

6 November 2017

World News

Live: Astronauts look down on the earth from the ISS during a spacewalk

NASA astronauts take part in a spacewalk to carry out maintenance on the International Space Station

20 October 2017