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
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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
Europe's Ariane 6 takes rocket science seriously by testing patience before engines
Four seconds of fire and fury to be followed by eight minutes then... a launch in 2024?
Science05 Sep 2023 | 10
Space junk targeted for cleanup mission was hit by different space junk, making more space junk
Of all the spacecraft in all the orbits around the world, it slams into mine
Science23 Aug 2023 | 45
Airbus to help with International Space Station replacement
Orbiter is supposed to be ready by 2028, so JV partners had better hurry
Science03 Aug 2023 | 46
After fears that Europe's space scope was toast, its first images look mighty fine
Here's looking at Euclid
Science02 Aug 2023 | 30
Bacterial byproducts may help stop the stink in future spacesuits
ESA is testing that pink stuff from your dirty bathtub as an antimicrobial Moon suit lining
Science01 Aug 2023 | 10
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