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The European space telescope Euclid captures an "Einstein ring"

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid telescope is on a six-year mission to explore the evolution of the dark universe.

Space

Ariane 6, Starship and Starliner: What happened in 2024 in space?

2024 marked notable advancements in global space exploration and commercial endeavours. What does 2025 hold?

Europe in Motion

Who was Europe's top investor in space in 2023?

Luxembourg remains Europe's top investor in space in a year when defence spending on space exceeded civil space budgets for the first time since the 1990s.

Europe News

EU signs satellite constellation contracts to up secure connectivity

The multi-orbital satellite constellation, dubbed IRIS², is scheduled to come fully online in 2030.

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Space

ESA launches two satellites that will create man-made solar eclipses

Launched from India on Thursday, the two satellites will fly in precise formation down to the millimetre in order to create artificial eclipses.

Space

Falling asteroid lights up sky in Russia's Siberia

A small asteroid lit up the sky over Russia’s Siberian republic of Yakutia as it entered Earth's atmosphere.

Space

ESA launches planetary defence mission to return to deflected asteroid

Hera will survey the asteroid deflected by NASA's DART spacecraft, the results of which could lay the foundation of Earth's planetary defence system.

Space

State-of-the-art reproduction of Moon's surface in Europe

Europe is seeking to place itself at the forefront of missions to the Moon with a facility covering almost 1,000 square metres that reproduces the lunar surface to train astronauts for future missions.

World

Europe's space ambitions on the right trajectory, ESA Director General says

2024 is seen as a pivotal year for European space policy. The European Space Agency is rolling out its new generation of launchers in order to hold its own against intensifying international competition.

Space

ESA's JUICE mission to attempt first ever flyby of Moon and Earth

The agency says it is attempting a "double-world first" – the first-ever lunar-Earth flyby and the first-ever double gravity assist manoeuvre.

Space

Ariane 6 has restored Europe's access to space. What's next?

The Ariane 6 launch is seen as a return to space. We take a look at what’s next for the mission, future rocket launches, and what it means for Europe.

Space

Swedish spaceport gears up for future European satellite launches

The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) is partnering with US and South Korean rocket providers with a focus on sustainability and national security.

Space

Satellite reentries deplete ozone layer, new study shows

Internet satellites at the end of their lifespan produce chemicals that damage the ozone layer.

Space

'Internet beyond clouds': ESA looking at building satellite network

The European Space Agency (ESA) is studying how to build a spoof-proof mega-constellation of satellites to deliver "4K video in your pocket" broadband.

Eco-Innovation

A ‘digital twin’ of Earth will help scientists predict the future

The complex computer model takes into account weather and climate systems as well as our impact on the planet.

Space

'I'm pinching myself': Meet Europe's newest astronauts going to ISS

A former French helicopter test pilot and a Belgian biomedical engineer are ESA's newest graduates selected to fly to the International Space Station (ISS).

Green News

Switzerland says it can’t afford to join EU’s Copernicus programme

Launched in 1998 by the European Space Agency, Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth and observation programme.

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.

Space

ESA prepares two satellites to create a man-made solar eclipse

ESA says the "Proba-3" mission will be the first to create an artificial eclipse in a bid to better understand solar weather.

Space

New space launcher policy pledge after Ariane failure

Reliance on US tech to get into orbit is causing jitters, as the prospect of a second Trump presidency gets closer.