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The gaping ‘hole’ in the SunA comet’s close encounter with the Sun has given scientists a look at a solar region that has never been visited by spacecraft. In 2011, comet Lovejoy… 07/06/2013
Russian Soyuz docks with ISS in super-fast time It took just six hours after launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for the latest Russian Soyuz to arrive and safely dock with the International… 29/05/2013
Jupiter, Venus and Mercury prepare for ‘Dance of the Planets’There is to be a rare celestial choreography in the night sky from May 24 until the end of the month involving three of Earth’s neighbours in the Solar… 22/05/2013
First stunning images of giant hurricane on Saturn NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured the first close-up images of a giant hurricane around Saturn’s north pole. The hurricane rotates within a six-sided… 30/04/2013
Yesterday’s partial lunar eclipseYesterday the third-shortest partial lunar eclipse of the 21st century was visible. The Earth’s dark shadow – known as the umbra – barely clipped the full… 25/04/2013
euronews Knowledge: welcome to our new YouTube channel!Euronews has announced the launch of a YouTube channel fully dedicated to science and knowledge. Called Euronews Knowledge, this Web TV portal was launched… 10/04/2013
The dark side of matter Dark matter is one of the deepest mysteries of the universe: no one can see it but scientists are sure it exists. It is the glue that holds the universe… 09/04/2013
Dark Matter, ‘Let There Be Light’ Shedding light on Dark Matter, the two-billion-euro cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station has physicists at NASA in the US and CERN in Europe… 04/04/2013
Scientific community coos over ESA’s baby universe pics The European Space Agency has proudly unveiled what it says is the most accurate map yet of the universe’s origins. It has already led to new theories about… 21/03/2013
Full moon picture seen from spaceThe moon is pictured above Earth in this handout, photo courtesy of Colonel Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency. REUTERS/CSA/Col. Chris… 19/03/2013
Amazing Northern Lights – nocomment Aurora Borealis filmed over Alaska. Also known as the northern lights, it is a natural light display limited to Arctic and Antarctic latitudes. This video… 18/03/2013
Waiting for ‘God Particle’: scientists closer to confirming Higgs BosonIt seems that the particle identified last year at the Large Hadron Collider is highly likely to be a Higgs boson. Whilst scientists have withheld from… 14/03/2013
Comet PANSTARRS seen from Los AngelesThe comet PANSTARRS is seen next to the waxing crescent moon off the western coast of Southern California, in Los Angeles. The comet will be visible until the… 13/03/2013
Comet headed to Mars in 2014, impact possibleAsteroid hunters and astronomers have recently discovered a comet, named C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring), which is expected to whizz past Mars in October… 05/03/2013
Remote controlled telescope A new remote controlled telescope in Tasmania, Australia, will allow scientists all over the world to collaborate on projects.The Harlingten telescope is an… 27/02/2013
Meteorite shower causes mass casualties in Russia A meteorite streaked across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed… 15/02/2013
Celestial damage in central Russia as meteor explodes Around 1,000 people have been injured after a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk in central Russia, according to local reports. The regional governor says at… 15/02/2013
Visions of our moody Sun What causes the violent explosions on the Sun’s surface and our communication systems to occasionally go down? How do the Sun’s mysterious magnetic fields… 21/01/2013
Meet Apophis, the asteroid coming to a planet near youThe last potential ‘End of the World’, on December 21, 2012, may have proven something of a non-event but doomsday fans are already looking forward to… 09/01/2013
Flying Zero-G If you fly any plane in the right way at the right speed, you can go weightless, at least for a few seconds. By effectively throwing the aircraft into orbit… 19/12/2012
euronews hangs out with with NASA Chief Software Engineer Benjamin CichyAt the LeWeb 12 conference in Paris, euronews’ Mark Davis hosted a Google+ Hangout with NASA Chief Software Engineer Benjamin Cichy as a guest. Cichy answered… 04/12/2012
Felix Baumgartner: life on the edge The world’s first supersonic skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, said he has officially retired from the daredevil business after shattering three world records when… 24/10/2012
Venezuelan satellite into orbitA Chinese rocket puts a second satellite for Venezuela – a observation satellite named Francisco de Miranda – from the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu… 29/09/2012
Observing the transit of Venus 2012The planet Venus put on a spectacular show on Wednesday morning as it passed in front of the face of the Sun. The Transit of Venus is an extremely rare… 06/06/2012
Venus-Sun crossing provides once-in-a-lifetime view All over the world, tens of thousands of people have been looking at the sky to see how the Venus passes the sun. They are taking advantage of a unique… 06/06/2012
Venus meets the sunVenus passes directly between the sun and Earth, one of the rarest astronomical events and a transit that won’t occur again until 2117. REUTERS/JAXA 06/06/2012
Skywatchers wonder as Venus passes between the sun and Earth Skywatchers have been enjoying a rare event as Venus, appearing as a small dot, began passing directly between the sun and Earth. Around the world people… 06/06/2012
Rare “Ring of Fire” solar eclipseThe sun and moon have aligned over the earth in a rare astronomical event – an annular eclipse that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America… 21/05/2012
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
Mission X – are you fit for space? Speaking live from the International Space Station, astronaut Andre Kuipers kicked off a fitness and health initiative with a difference. Using the appeal… 09/02/2012
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
New earth-like planet discovered Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new planet similar to earth. According to NASA, Kepler 22-b lies 600 light years away and is roughly 2.5 times… 07/12/2011
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
New Russian space telescope goes into orbit A new ultra-powerful Russian space telescope has been launched into orbit by a rocket that blasted off from Kazakhstan on the 18th of July. The 3.8 tonne… 21/07/2011
Space Shuttle – the last voyage A chapter in the history of space has ended with the launch of the American Shuttle Atlantis which marks the retirement of the Space Shuttle. It’s a chapter… 05/07/2011
Scientists find black holes in early universe Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that massive black holes were present in the early universe. 20/06/2011
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
The Space Truck The European cargo spacecraft ATV, is the most complex vehicle ever built to re-supply an International Space Station. It can take nearly eight tonnes of… 18/05/2011
First ever biosphere project is 20 years old Man has long dreamt of living on another planet. But could human beings really survive in a self-contained biosphere? Arizona’s daring Biosphere 2 project… 03/05/2011
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
Flying glass hazard in central Russia meteor showerNearly 1,000 people injured as a meteor shower rained down on central Russia were mainly hurt by flying glass. No one was killed in the celestial event in… 15/02/2013
Earth to be saved from asteroid collisionIt will be a close encounter of the asteroid kind. From outer space a celestial visitor about the size of an Olympic swimming pool is hurtling towards… 08/02/2013
2013 set to be Earth’s brightest ever for cometsStar-gazers will be treated to the brightest comet ever seen from Earth this year. Comet ISON, discovered by astronomers in September 2012, is forecast to… 14/01/2013
Doomsday rock to pack a bigger punchThe so-called ‘Doomsday Asteroid’ Apophis is 20 per cent bigger than astronomers first thought. The European Space Agency has discovered that it is about… 10/01/2013
Two NASA probes crash-landed on the MoonTwo NASA probes the size of domestic washing machines have been deliberately crashed onto a two kilometre high mountain on the surface of the moon… 18/12/2012
Australia witnesses total eclipse of the sunTens of thousands of people across northern Australia have witnessed a total solar eclipse. The rare spectacle, where the moon passes between the sun and… 14/11/2012
NASA’s Mars rover readies for a rough landingNASA has been giving details about its latest mission to Mars. Its new rover, nicknamed Curiosity, is scheduled to land on August 6, but a successful… 17/07/2012
Solar Flare to cause storms when it hits Earth on SaturdayThe electric blue clouds that rippled across Northern Europe yesterday, July 12, were described as “water in the sky” by a spectator from Poland, according to… 13/07/2012
Solar storm hurtles towards EarthA huge solar flare has erupted on the surface of the sun and it appears that a solar storm is now heading for Earth. The flare sent a wave of plasma toward… 13/07/2012
Back in the Day: when time literally stood stillJune 30, 1972. The ‘leap second’ is introduced for the first time simultaneously across the world, effectively stopping the world’s clocks for one second… 29/06/2012
Galactic merger will end the universe as we know itIf you believe in the Mayan prediction that 2012 is the end of the world, stop reading and jog on. If you’re more science-minded, you’ll see we may have… 01/06/2012
Q&A: should we be afraid of the solar storm?euronews’ web team asks a European Space Agency expert about the risks and basic information on the solar storm that’s currently making headlines. We… 09/03/2012
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
Solar storm set to cause disruption on EarthThe largest solar storm in five years is headed for Earth where its set to disrupt power grids and some communications systems. On the plus side it could also… 08/03/2012
Time for the close-up – Dawn images of Vesta asteroidNASA’s Dawn spacecraft has sent the closest images it will take of the Vesta asteroid. The pictures were snapped less than 210 kilometres from the… 22/12/2011
Life on Mars probe launchedA rocket has blasted-off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a new space probe on a nine-month journey to Mars. ‘Curiosity’, as it has been nicknamed… 27/11/2011
Asteroid pays flyby visit to EarthPlanet Earth has had a close encounter with a passing asteroid. The rock like object, the size of an aircraft carrier zoomed passed between earth and the moon… 09/11/2011
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
CERN scientists break the speed of lightNothing in the universe is faster than the speed of light – or is it? Scientists at CERN in Geneva say they have discovered sub-atomic particles that move… 23/09/2011
