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The first space hotel could open its doors sooner than you think

Sleeping among the stars could become a long haul excursion in just six years.

China

China space probe due to enter Mars' orbit

China's Mars probe spacecraft is due to enter the red planet's orbit within a month after traveling 400m kilometres since its launch in July

World News

This week in pictures: floods in Venice, negotiations in Brussels

The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.

12 December 2020

United Kingdom

UK firm Metalysis wins contract to extract oxygen from moon rock

A British firm has won a €280,000 European Space Agency contract for technology to extract oxygen from moon dust and rocks.

11 November 2020

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Global Japan

New Japanese technologies fighting COVID

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Japanese 3D technology is helping to fight COVID‐19. A doctor at Niigata Hospital has developed a ventilator you can make with a 3D printer and a scientist at Asukanet Co. has created a touchless 3D screen.

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UAE's Hope Probe begins interplanetary mission

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

The United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe heads to Mars after six years of hard work and meticulous planning from the team of Emirati scientists and engineers. It's the first interplanetary mission for the Arab world.

Business Planet

Europe deploys space tech to manage COVID-19 impact

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet looks at how Europe is harnessing space-based technologies to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Arab Emirates

Preventing the contamination of other planets

Decontamination is a requirement for travel to outer space by international space law.

USA

Boeing space capsule returns to Earth after aborted mission

Barely half an hour after lanching from Cape Canaveral on Friday, the Starliner ended up in the wrong orbit.

22 December 2019

World News

Space agency warns of 'disaster' over levels of man-made junk

There is no international platform to organize space traffic. If your satellite might collide with another, you send the operator an email.

18 December 2019

United Kingdom

Despite Brexit, UK 'set to increase funding' to European Space Agency

Negotiations are ongoing at Space19 ministerial council, where the UK is expected to announce an increase in its funding to the European Space Agency.

27 November 2019

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China launches satellite that can photograph every metre of ground

China has successfully launched an observation satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

USA

Moon mission memorabilia up for auction amid anniversary celebrations

Artefacts from the historic mission to put men on the moon are going up for auction amid celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary.

Business Planet

Enterprise in the space economy - Europe’s expanding business frontier

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet explores the increasing number of opportunities for innovative small firms and startups working in Europe’s booming space economy.

World News

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

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

Destinations

Stay in a repurposed private plane, yurt or spaceship

Getting down with nature without passing up on life’s little luxuries at Apple Camping, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

World News

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

World News

Astronomers find 'most distant object in our Solar System'

The most distant object ever observed in our Solar System has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. With current technology, it would take a space probe more than 40 years to reach "Farout"

18 December 2018

World News

In pictures: Nasa Juno Cam shows storms over Great Red Spot

In pictures: Nasa Juno Cam shows storms over Great Red Spot.

14 December 2018

Next Series

Sentinel satellites study climate-threatened Camargue

In partnership with ESA - The European Space Agency

The Camargue region of southern France could end the century underwater as sea-levels rise at an accelerating rate. We meet the custodians of this unique wetland and the scientists using Sentinel satellites to study the effects of climate change globally.

14 December 2018