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Italy

Watch: Luca Parmitano's epic spacewalk to fix dark matter mission

Watch Euronews' space correspondent Luca Parmitano lead one of the most challenging ever spacewalks

15/11/2019

World News

Watch live: Mercury transits the Sun in rare astronomical event

The phenomenon only occurs 13 times each century. It last happened in 2016, but the next time Mercury transits the sun will be in 13 years’ time in 2032.

11/11/2019

France

Europe’s eyes in space are helping business cope with climate change

From today’s wine growers in France to tomorrow’s investors in the tourism industry, Europe’s eyes in space are helping businesses navigate the challenges of climate change.

31/10/2019

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Find out why the crew have been busy

Euronews space correspondent and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano has sent the latest instalment of Space Chronicles, a series in which he documents his experiences on the International Space Station (ISS) over a six-month period.

25/10/2019

United Kingdom

As plans for the UK's first spaceport take shape, opposition grows

Trekking through the muddy peat bog on the A'Mhoine peninsula on the remote north coast of Scotland, it seems hard to imagine that within a couple of years, that this remote, beautiful, wetland landscape could be the UK's first spaceport, launching small satellites into the lucrative polar orbit.

19/10/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Designers showcase fashion and interiors fit for life on Mars

Should NASA's plans come to fruition, one day there will be (human) life on Mars. Designers are showcasing what future Martians might wear and how they might live.

18/10/2019

World News

ESA probe captures new photos of 700km dried-up river system on Mars

ESA probe captures new photos of 700km dried-up river system on Mars

12/10/2019

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Space Chronicles: First UAE astronaut visits the International Space Station

Luca Parmitano, ESA Astronaut welcomes Hazzaa Al-Mansoori onboard the ISS

11/10/2019

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China launches satellite that can photograph every metre of ground

China has successfully launched an observation satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

05/10/2019

Kazakhstan

Watch: ISS astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan

Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin spent 203 days on the ISS, orbiting Earth 3,248 times and travelling 86.1 million miles. Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori was the first person from the UAE to fly in space.

03/10/2019

USA

Our solar system's mysterious 'Planet 9' may actually be a black hole

A new theory suggests that a so-called primordial black hole may lurk beyond Neptune in the outer solar system.

02/10/2019

USA

NASA captures black hole destroying a star the size of the Sun

The event took place 375 million light years from Earth.

26/09/2019

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Is the aging process the same In space?

Euronews space correspondent and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano has sent the latest instalment of Space Chronicles, a series following his adventures on the International Space Station (ISS) during his six-month mission.

25/09/2019

Russia

Why is Russia arming its cosmonauts before they go into space?

Spoiler alert: It's not to kill aliens.

20/09/2019

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Testing times for the human guinea pigs on ISS

The astronauts on board the International Space Station often become human guinea pigs as they conduct experiments on themselves.

20/09/2019

World News

Water found for first time in atmosphere of exoplanet

Astronomers from UCL have found traces of water vapour in an exoplanet outside Earth's solar system.

12/09/2019

World

India loses contact with Chandrayaan-2 moon mission

The Indian space agency lost communication with its Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission on Friday, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation said.

06/09/2019

USA

Euroviews. Trump's Space Force can seem funny. But space threats are deadly serious ǀ View

Some of the joking about Trump’s space designs is deserved, but U.S. national security relies on space capabilities that are at risk.

05/09/2019

USA

Trump revives U.S. Space Command in military push into space

The re-established initiative announced Thursday will draw on resources from all branches of the military to coordinate U.S. defense efforts in space.

29/08/2019

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Soyuz spacecraft carrying FEDOR the robot docks at ISS on second try

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian humanoid robot called Fedor has successfully docked with the International Space Station.

27/08/2019