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How can Europe fund its space ambitions?

Europe is lagging behind in the space economy, and member states are calling for more public and private investment to remain competitive with global players - but challenges remain for the next Commission mandate and the sector first needs a new strategy to attract investors.

Space

Sun’s magnetic field may originate close to surface, experts say

Researchers say the new finding could help predict periods of extreme solar storms.

Space

North Korea plans rocket launch that could carry spy satellite

North Korea announced plans to launch a rocket apparently carrying its second military spy satellite.

Space

Key Commission space law proposal expected in weeks

First awaited in April, the so-called 'EU space law', one of Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's priorities for 2024, will be proposed "in the coming weeks", a senior EU official told reporters during a space ministerial meeting on Thursday (23 May).

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Space cargo contracts offer ESA chance of relaunch, says astronaut

Faced with fierce competition in space from the US, China and India, Europe is stepping up its efforts to secure a place in the emerging space economy by boosting the development of its own space capabilities - but how, when and by what means?

Space

First Black astronaut candidate Ed Dwight reaches space at age 90

He is the oldest person to reach the edge of space.

Food and Drink

Are you ready for Michelin-starred dining in the stratosphere?

Danish chef Rasmus Munk is set to take his Michelin-star quality dining to space with a new project that will take diners up to the stratosphere to enjoy a meal unlike anything on Earth.

Space

Why NATO’s plans to work with space tech companies is a challenge

The commercial sector is struggling with a lack of information flow, such as which technologies NATO will require in the future, a NATO official said.

Space

How NATO plans to defend space without its own satellites

There's a tremendous amount of things we lose if we lose access to space, said Lieutenant General David Julazadeh.

Space

China sends probe to collect samples from far side of the Moon

China has dispatched lunar probe Chang'e-6 to the far side of the Moon where it will collect samples to return to Earth.

Space

Ariane 6 rocket being assembled ahead of inaugural launch this summer

The European Space Agency (ESA), Arianespace, and French space agency CNES are in the final stretch of preparations for Ariane 6's inaugural launch.

World News

Russia launches rocket from Far East space complex

The successful launch of the new heavy-lift rocket comes after two failed attempts earlier this week.

World News

Russia's second attempt to launch rocket from Far East aborted

National space agency Roscosmos said the launch attempt will be postponed for at least one day.

Space

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies aged 94

Peter Higgs was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013.

Space

Best pictures of total solar eclipse that awed North America

A total solar eclipse has crossed through North America, with large crowds gathering to see the phenomenon.

Space

How you can still experience the total solar eclipse in Europe

While the path of totality of the eclipse on Monday will be in a narrow corridor across North America, some Europeans will catch a partial glimpse.

Space

Europe may soon launch a new space law. What should we expect?

The European Commission told Euronews Next that they expect to propose a European space law sometime in April.

Space

Mars had more water for longer than previously thought, study suggests

The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars' Gale Crater for more than a decade, analysing the minerals on its surface.

Russia

Russian spacecraft blasts off from Kazakhstan

The rocket was carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya from Belarus.

Space

Adrianos Golemis first Greek to succeed in ESA tests for astronauts

Golemis has passed the European Space Agency test to become an astronaut, making him the first Greek to do so.