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Facing the furnace: BepiColombo mission to visit Mercury

ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission is preparing to visit Mercury, a mysterious planet the size of the Moon and as hot as a pizza oven

07/07/2017

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Pesquet joins ESA and NASA chiefs at Paris Air Show

We meet heads of ESA, NASA & Thomas Pesquet at the Paris Air Show

22/06/2017

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Astronauts return from ISS

France's Thomas Pesquet and Russia's Oleg Novistky return to Earth after long stints in the ISS

02/06/2017

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Return to earth for France's astronaut photographer

02/06/2017

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Cassini-Huygens's extraordinary journey around Saturn

The Cassini-Huygens mission has landed a probe on Titan, discovered an icy ocean on Enceladus, and is right now flying between the rings of Saturn and the planet itself. We head to the UK to find out

25/05/2017

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Legends of Space, Episode 5: The Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised cosmology and astrophysics, and it's our Legend of Space this month in Space

25/05/2017

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[Watch] the glow of Europe by night from Space

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has published a new video of Europe from the International Space Station by night.

13/05/2017

China

Chinese students sample moon life in 'long-stay' simulator

Student volunteers are spending up to 200 days each in a simulated space cabin in China to test future astronauts’ ability to stay for extended periods on the…

11/05/2017

World News

Watch: Aurora Borealis from the ISS

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has made another incredible video.

01/05/2017

World News

NASA's Cassini flies inside Saturn's rings and beams back images

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has taken a trip through Saturn’s rings for the first time – and has been back in touch with Earth.

27/04/2017

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Growing problem of space debris could hinder future exploration

Scientists are voicing concern about the growing danger of space debris spinning around our planet.

21/04/2017

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Looking at Earth as a planet

What defines Earth as a planet? We're visit a Roman aqueduct and a satellite control centre to find out in this episode of Space.

20/04/2017

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Legends of Space, episode 4: The Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle is our Legend of Space this month

20/04/2017

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Interactive map: Where do you look for life on Mars?

Where do you hunt for life on Mars? This interactive video map of the red planet sets out the top landing sites being considered right now by ESA and NASA for their missions in 2020.

31/03/2017

France

ESA launches latest Earth observation satellite

Europe has successfully launched its latest Earth observation satellite.

07/03/2017

World

The European Space Agency's newest satellite to be launched

Sentinel 2-B, the European Space Agency's latest satellite, will be launched from French Guyana

06/03/2017

USA

Astronomers find seven Earth-like planets that could host life

Astronomers announce the discovery of seven earth-sized planets orbiting a star just 40 light years away from our solar system.

22/02/2017

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The icy mysteries of Pluto

This edition of Space takes you to the furthest reaches of our solar system, to the dwarf planet Pluto.

16/02/2017

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Legends of Space, episode 2: Yuri Gagarin

On April 12, 1961 cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, an achievement that marks the beginning of human spaceflight and was humanity’s first step into the…

16/02/2017

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Six reasons why Huygens is a Legend of Space

The Huygens probe touched down on Titan in January 2005.

02/02/2017