European Space Agency picks Thales Alenia Space to build lunar lander
ESA and the Argonauts
Science31 Jan 2025 | 10
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Asteroid as wide as 886 cans of spam may hit Earth in 2032
Video Is this NEO the one? Yup, as in, a 1% chance of hitting us ... sadly
Science31 Jan 2025 | 75
Got a telescope? Bid farewell to ESA's retiring Milky Way mapper
Gaia makes its final science observation
Science18 Jan 2025 | 11
India becomes just fourth country to dock satellites in orbit
As the ESA celebrates planned break-up of its solar blotter-spotter
Science16 Jan 2025 | 14
Parker Solar Probe sends a "Still Alive" tone back to Earth
This was a triumph
Science27 Dec 2024 | 58
India launches two ESA sun-spotters that will fly in incredibly precise formation
Proba-3's Occulter will blot out the sun to create eclipse-like effect Coronagraph can observe
Science09 Dec 2024 | 14
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Vega-C finally launches ESA's next Sentinel satellite
Return to flight almost two years since the previous endeavor failed
Science06 Dec 2024 | 7
Arianespace's Vega C delayed after gantry throws a tantrum
Euro rocket stuck on the ground for another day
Science05 Dec 2024 | 17
Europe's Vega C rocket cleared for launch tonight, first since 2022
Nozzle woes in the past for continent's new launcher
Science04 Dec 2024 | 18
SOHO, the two-year mission that forgot to retire, finally faces sunset
Probe may not make it to 30 as funding runs out and replacement is launched
Science03 Dec 2024 | 24
Is the first European on the Moon in ESA's astronaut corps?
Interview Director General on being a good partner and developing rockets
Science11 Oct 2024 | 8
ESA spending €17M on spacecraft just to watch it go up in flames
DRACO will be born to die in the fires of atmospheric re-entry
Science25 Sep 2024 | 7
A huge week for satnav as both China and Europe make generational launches
Upgrades on the way for both, with deep-ocean services and programmable sats on the way
Science20 Sep 2024 | 24
Hey kids, wanna clock the ISS? ESA's Astro Pi challenge runs your code in space
Send astronauts nice pixel art, or try something a little harder
Science17 Sep 2024 | 1
ESA and Neuraspace ink 2-year deal for Space Traffic wrangling
Multi-million euro package to control satellite swerving and debris dodging
Science16 Sep 2024 | 5
Cluster II spacecraft reenters and burns up with a nod to its controllers
Salsa's final act: Reminding us it was the humans all along
Science09 Sep 2024 | 6
ESA prints 3D metal shape in space for first time
Tech demo paves way to producing spare parts and tools during missions
Science06 Sep 2024 | 15
Vega rocket's last blast hurls Sentinel-2C satellite into orbit
ESA and Arianespace now twiddling thumbs until Vega-C returns to flight
Science05 Sep 2024 | 1
Mercury probe BepiColombo thrusters are acting up, but science marches on
Trajectory tweak means a delay of almost a year, though 165 km flyby should produce eye candy
Science03 Sep 2024 | 8
First of ESA's Cluster satellites prepares for fiery finale over South Pacific
Over 20 years into a 2-year mission, but all good things come to an end
Science23 Aug 2024 | 17
Juice probe scores epic fuel save after snapping selfies with Earth and Moon
Onward to Venus!
Science21 Aug 2024 | 32
ESA's Juice probe dances with Earth and Moon before shooting off to Jupiter
Gravity assist flybys planned for tonight and tomorrow
Science19 Aug 2024 | 11
ESA's meteorite bricks hit Lego stores, but don't get your wallet out just yet
In space, no one can hear you scream when you step on one
Offbeat23 Jul 2024 | 32
Engineers fix ESA's Gaia observatory from 1.5M kilometers away
And you thought rolling back a borked update on a server down the hall was hard?
Science22 Jul 2024 | 10
Pi goes to spaaaaace... for a bit longer than planned
Ariane 6 might have had some APU problems, but the well-Armed hardware on YPSat worked well
Science18 Jul 2024 | 5
ESA starts work on planetary defence mission, because Bruce Willis is retired
Asteroid Apophis will come within 32,000km of Earth in 2029, which makes it very much worth a visit
Science17 Jul 2024 | 20
Europe blasts back into the heavy launch biz with first Ariane 6 flight
Everything went fine, except the experimental re-ignition
Science10 Jul 2024 | 55
Ariane 6 ready to rocket, bringing heavy-lift capability back to Europe
Just a wet dress rehearsal left before debut launch
Science06 Jun 2024 | 12
NASA and ESA take a close look at Europe's International Habitation Module
Astronauts clamber around a mock-up, launch of the real thing is only 4 years away
Science31 May 2024 | 6
European Space Agency's Vega-C rocket a step closer to returning to flight
Latest nozzle redesign means a late 2024 launch is on the cards
Science30 May 2024 | 5
ESA to fetch stuff from space before ISS takes the plunge
Thales Alenia Space and The Exploration Company tapped for retrieval ops
Science23 May 2024 |
Rosalind Franklin rover gets another shot at Mars after string of bad luck
Could 2030 bring touchdown at last?
Science17 May 2024 | 5
BepiColombo power struggle could leave probe short of Mercury's orbit
Updated ESA/JAXA mission running on reduced thrust as engineers work to resolve the issue
Science16 May 2024 | 4
First Ariane 6 rocket ready to assemble as Europe begins final countdown
Core and boosters are on the pad ahead of June launch
Science29 Apr 2024 | 15
Intricate mission to de-ice a space telescope is go: Euclid's 'eye' is clear
100 minutes of heating to melt a frozen heart... 1.5 million kilometers away from Earth
Science26 Mar 2024 | 18
Euclid space telescope needs de-icing
Warm water and a scraper not an option when you're 1.5 million kilometers from home
Science20 Mar 2024 | 12
European Space Agency to measure Earth at millimeter scale
Awards contracts for spacecraft to bring the IoT to space
Science20 Mar 2024 | 44
Grab a helmet because retired ISS batteries are hurtling back to Earth
'Luminous phenomena' on the cards, but half a ton of debris could survive
Science08 Mar 2024 | 45
NASA's Mars Sample Return Program struggles to get off the drawing board
The tech just isn't ready and clunky collab with ESA isn't helping, auditor finds
Science04 Mar 2024 | 18
ESA's ERS-2 satellite began to come apart earlier than predicted
Harmlessly entered over the North Pacific, but solar array was already bent
Science27 Feb 2024 | 6
Chunks of deorbiting ESA satellite are expected to reach the ground
Danger to humans? Less than '1 in 100 billion', says agency
Science19 Feb 2024 | 36
ESA salutes Galileo satellite system meeting aviation standards
It's all in the software
Science30 Jan 2024 | 12
ESA gives gravitational wave space probe LISA the nod for a 2035 launch
Trio of spacecraft to capture ripples in spacetime
Science29 Jan 2024 | 12
NASA lost contact with Mars helicopter Ingenuity, then managed to find it again
ESA makes its own discovery: the most water ever found on Mars
Science22 Jan 2024 | 18
30 years and still sunbathing: SOHO probe continues work as a space weatherman
Space Extenders II From the cutting edge of physics research to a valuable monitoring tool
Science26 Dec 2023 | 15
ESA's Mars Express continues to avoid retirement home
Space Extenders II Another chunk of science, another mission extension. But probe is running on fumes
Science24 Dec 2023 | 34
Long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket is 'ready to go' – hopefully – says European Space Agency
Latest launch sim went off without a hitch. An upper stage test, not so much
Science20 Dec 2023 | 2
Last Vega rocket launch delayed over fuel tank vanishing act
Choose your own adventure: Use the old qualification tanks, or squeeze in some from Vega-C?
Bootnotes15 Dec 2023 | 26
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket rated 'ready to rumble' after passing hot fire test
Still not reusable, but at least it's getting closer to long-delayed launch
Science24 Nov 2023 | 47
European Space Agency grits teeth, preps contracts for SpaceX Galileo launch
Secret tech will have to be shipped to the US for launch thanks to delays
Science08 Nov 2023 | 24
Euclid space 'scope's first color snaps pull back the curtain on cosmic mysteries
Pics After a rocky start, here's looking at Euclid
Science08 Nov 2023 | 13
Europe eyes skies with aim to track space junk and boost orbital operations
Fresh strategies unveiled to balance military and commercial interests in space
Networks01 Nov 2023 |
Tim Peake on a return to space: 'Never say never'
Bigs up commercial space as ESA prepares for Axiom 3
Science23 Oct 2023 | 1
Mars chilled for aeons, but stayed so stressed it gets crusty marsquakes
Multiple orbiters failed to find a crater matching rumble. Boffins now blame Red planet's internal problems
Science19 Oct 2023 | 7
Software patch fixes Euclid space telescope navigation bug
Probe goes loopy after mistaking solar rays for stars
Software11 Oct 2023 | 8
ESA's Vega rocket delivers Taiwanese and Thai satellites to low Earth orbit
Also on board, cubesat that dodges space debris with plasma braking technology
Science09 Oct 2023 | 1
ESA funds space weather satellite swarm to understand and combat orbital debris
Prof warns El Reg solar storms may cause cascading collisions that make some orbits unusable
Science06 Oct 2023 | 12
ESA delays Vega-C's return after nozzle design fails tests
Eurolauncher won't fly again until 2024 as it awaits another redesign
Science03 Oct 2023 | 7
Bids for ISS demolition rights are now open, NASA declares
Winning spacecraft will dock with the station at least a year before go time
Science27 Sep 2023 | 57
That's gas: CO2 found on Europa surface may hint at some possible sign of life
Hey, ESA: Can Juice get there any faster?
Offbeat22 Sep 2023 | 9
ESA gets the job of building Europe's secure satcomms network
IRIS2 oversight deal signed as constellation’s schedule slips, and Ariane 6 hits another snag
Cybersecurity Month22 Sep 2023 | 4
Scientists spot startlingly close black holes in Hyades star cluster
Black hole stun: They're more than 1,400 light years closer than the previous record holder
Science14 Sep 2023 | 40
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