World news about “Space research” published by euronews.
Three countries picked to host super telescope The biggest telescope ever built will be hosted in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, according to a decision taken on Friday. The Square Kilometre… 26/05/2012
Global watchdog at risk Europe has adopted an extensive monitoring program to keep tabs on the environment whilst keeping us safe; it is called GMES, or Global Monitoring for… 26/04/2012
Small is beautiful They are only the size of a domestic washing machine but ESA’s mini-satellites are getting some big results. The Proba series is busy observing the Earth and… 15/12/2011
20,000 light years from the SunA few years ago V838 Monocerotis was seen experiencing a major eruption, making it one of the brightest stars in the Milky Way. This photo taken from the… 04/12/2011
Mars 500, simulated mission accomplished After 520 days of total isolation in a mock spaceship, the Mars 500 crew were reunited with their loved ones in the outside world. In this edition of Space… 17/11/2011
ALMA project probes farthest reaches of universe High in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the world’s biggest astronomical projects is finally getting underway. 11/10/2011
China launches module for future space station – nocomment China has launched an experimental module into space as part of its future plans for a manned station. 29/09/2011
Margherita Hack – a leading light in Italian science Margherita Hack is almost 90 years old but remains one of the brightest sparks in Italy’s scientific community. 27/09/2011
Black hole caught gobbling up a star Cast your telescope’s gaze to a point a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, and you may just be lucky enough to see a black hole eating up a star. And… 19/09/2011
Scientists capture antimatter for matter of minutes Scientists at Cern have managed to trap elusive antimatter atoms for a quarter of an hour. It is a huge step forward on last year’s efforts when they were… 08/06/2011
Shedding light on secrets of deep space Unlocking some of the mysteries of space; the nature of black holes, how ancient galaxies were formed, dark matter and even dark energy – these are some of… 06/06/2011
Juno going to Jupiter Jupiter is the biggest planet in the Solar System, a gaseous giant composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. It was explored by robotic spacecraft during the… 26/05/2011
Earth’s antimatter hunter takes flight Its real name is AMS-2 or Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. Its job? Antimatter hunter. From May 2011 it will fly around 400 km above our heads in… 27/04/2011
Endeavour ends its career on a high The last Endeavour mission before its retirement is one of the most ambitious scientific searches ever attempted in Space: to track antimatter and dark matter… 27/04/2011
Navigation by satellite Nowadays, GPS is a common and extremely useful tool. Europeans wanted to refine its accuracy by developing EGNOS, the precursor of the Galileo constellation… 21/04/2011
ISS astronauts answer questions on life in space The focus of this week’s i-talk, Euronews’ new programme presented by “Mr. Europe” Alex Taylor, is the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s trip to space – the… 15/04/2011
Mercury’s horizon seen from orbit by NASA’s MESSENGER probeMore than six years after it was launched from Earth, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft began orbiting the planet Mercury on March 17, providing images never before… 31/03/2011
Japanese astronomers claim ‘new galaxy’ discoveryJapanese astronomers claim they have discovered a cluster of galaxies some 12 billion light years away from Earth. Researched used a Hawaii-based telescope… 25/04/2012
European rocket blasts off for ISSA European rocket has blasted off from South America to resupply the International Space Station. The Ariane 5 rocket took off earlier today from the… 23/03/2012
Solar storm to affect communications networks on earthScientists are warning about a temporary disruption to essential power and communications networks from a strong geomagnetic storm that is racing toward earth… 08/03/2012
Swiss scientists plan space ‘vacuum cleaner’Swiss scientists have announced plans to develop a vacuum cleaner for outer space. Researchers at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne hope their… 16/02/2012
Northern Lights shine above Northern AmericaNASA has released this footage of The Northern Lights above the US, Canada and Mexico. The images were filmed by astronauts aboard the International Space… 11/02/2012
Journey to the centre of the moonThe US space agency NASA has succeeded in sending twin satellites into orbit around the moon. They are hoping the new spacecrafts – known as grails – will… 02/01/2012
Earth-like planet found 600 light years awayNASA scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet 600 light years away. It is thought to be about 2.4 times the size of Earth. The so-called “Kepler 22-b”… 06/12/2011
Asteroid to brush past EarthA large asteroid will pass closer to Earth than the moon on Tuesday, giving scientists a rare chance for study without launching a probe. It is the first… 06/11/2011
Isolation experiment in Moscow ends after 520 daysThey are pale and thin, but a team of volunteers kept in isolation to simulate a long voyage to Mars has emerged in good spirits. The experiment near Moscow… 04/11/2011
Number of the Week: 520520 – That is the number of days that seven volunteers spent enclosed in a space capsule in Russia in preparation for the Mars 500 mission. For nearly a year… 04/11/2011
Back in the Day: Soviets send a dog to spaceNovember 3, 1957. A three-year-old stray dog named Laika (translated as ‘Barker’ in Russian) becomes the first mammal to be sent into orbit aboard the Soviet… 02/11/2011
NASA discovers supermassive black holesNASA astronomers have discovered the closest pair of supermassive black holes ever seen to Earth. With a mass millions of times that of the sun, they are… 03/09/2011
Watery grave awaits ISS after 2020It will be out of orbit and into the Pacific Ocean for the International Space Station after 2020. Russia and its partners plan a watery grave for the ISS at… 27/07/2011
NASA captures pictures of Saturn’s giant stormNASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured unprecedented images of a giant thunderstorm raging on the planet Saturn. Said to be eight times bigger than the Earth… 07/07/2011
