Kazakhstan 14/12/2017 Italy's 60-year-old astronaut Paolo Nespoli comes back to Earth Europe’s oldest astronaut Paolo Nespoli arrived home on Thursday morning after a 139 day stay on the International Space Station. The 60-year-old
USA 12/12/2017 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.
world news 06/12/2017 Watch: Astronaut's time-lapse shows stunning auroras grip earth The northern lights gave astronauts aboard the International Space Station a memorable view.
space 03/12/2017 NASA fires Voyager 1’s thrusters for first time in 37 years Scientists were amazed the thrusters worked having been out of action since 1980.
world news 01/12/2017 Europe’s air pollution satellite publishes first images Sentinel-5P was only blasted into space in October, but it’s already sending back images of the world’s air pollution.
space 23/11/2017 Legends of Space, ep 10: Rosetta and Philae We look back to November 2014, when Rosetta's Philae probe landed on a comet
world news 22/11/2017 More than 25,000 Europeans join world’s first 'space nation' People from every country in the European Union have been recognised as citizens of Asgardia
United Arab Emirates 14/11/2017 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.
Sci-tech 06/11/2017 Your bedroom on Mars will look a lot different Forget about your big bed — and that comfy recliner.
Russia 03/11/2017 60 years on - Laika the dog in space In 1957 the space race was on between the Soviet Union and the US, but it was the Russians who managed to send the first living thing into orbit
world news 26/10/2017 Pope Francis asks ISS astronauts about 'man's place in the universe' The pontiff took part in a 20-minute video call with the crew of the ISS
space 19/10/2017 Legends of Space, ep 9: Voyager The Voyager probes are deeper into space than any man-made object has ever gone before
France 18/10/2017 54 years since the first cat in space In 1963, after a rigorous training programme, Félicette became the first astrocat.
Kazakhstan 14/10/2017 Cargo spacecraft sets off for ISS Carrying almost three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted Russian Progress 68 cargo spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
space 21/09/2017 Legends of Space, ep 8: Sputnik: The satellite that changed the world Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever.
USA 17/09/2017 SpaceX Dragon arrives home from International Space Station The cargo capsule was released from the ISS on Sunday, heading back to Earth after a month in space.
world news 15/09/2017 Mission accomplished for Cassini as the probe crashes into Saturn One of the most successful space mission’s, Cassini, has come to spectacular end. The probe was plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere earlier on
world news 13/09/2017 New arrivals at the International Space Station Two Americans and a Russian join the three team members already onboard.
space 12/09/2017 Cassini on its final dive towards Saturn The international Cassini mission comes to an end on Friday 15th September, when the spacecraft will plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn and be
