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[Gallery] Astronaut's stunning pictures of Europe from space

15/06/2015

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Philae reawakening gives scientists new hope

Scientists at the European Space Agency are hoping to make up for lost time, gathering data from a re-awoken robotic space probe. The Philae lander

15/06/2015

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Spacecraft Philae wakes up after seven months on a comet and contacts mother Earth

The European Space Agency says the comet lander Philae has woken up after seven months and sent messages back to Earth. Last November Philae became

14/06/2015

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Ariane 5 launches a further two satellites into space

Arianespace has successfully sent a further two satellites into space. The Ariane 5 rocket was launched from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French

28/05/2015

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Mars mystery: ExoMars mission to finally resolve question of life on red planet

21/05/2015

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The Astronaut Academy: "If anything goes wrong, it goes really wrong"

21/05/2015

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The Astronaut Academy: "We focus on leg muscles and back muscles"

23/04/2015

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Happy Birthday, Hubble: legendary telescope turns 25

It was launched into space exactly 25 years ago, on 24 April 1990, amid much scepticism. The Hubble Space Telescope did little to silence its critics

22/04/2015

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Comet-chasing Rosetta mission keeps surprising scientists

The comet-chasing mission of ESA spacecraft Rosetta and its robotic lander Philae has grabbed attention from around the world with its suspenseful adventures. The science behind the mission is just as

26/03/2015

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The Astronaut Academy: "Space provides this unique environment"

Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti tells Euronews about the latest scientific experiment she worked on as an astronaut on a mission to the International Space Station.

26/03/2015

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The final frontier: astronauts on ISS tell euronews about humanity's future in space

The future of space exploration, the emergence of the private space sector and daily life in orbit were among the topics Euronews’ Claudio Rosmino

16/03/2015

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How to get a nice haircut in space?

13/03/2015

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Will hypersonic passenger planes ever be a reality?

Passenger planes today are comfortable and reliable, but could they fly faster? The latest engineering developments suggest we could speed planes up

02/03/2015

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Do you know: how to fly around the world in 3 hours?

02/03/2015

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What is a black hole?

What is a black hole? A black hole is a region of space containing matter so dense light is unable to travel through it fast enough. The

26/02/2015

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Philae, drones, bedbugs and astronauts: How startups take space tech down to Earth

This month’s Space focuses on startups in Europe that are finding everyday Earthly applications for space innovations. There’s a long tradition of

26/02/2015

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The Astronaut Academy: "As soon as they progress, we start adding malfunctions"

“You need to be a good handyman if you want to be a good astronaut,” smiles French astronaut Thomas Pesquet as he trains on the Columbus module of

26/02/2015

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ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet on Mars, Rosetta and space tourism

26/02/2015

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Rosetta captures some of the first 67P comet close-ups

18/02/2015

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European Space Agency's IXV wingless experimental spacecraft successfully returns to earth.

The European Space Agency’s IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, as its called blasted off from its launchpad in French Guiana. Its flight path was

11/02/2015