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NASA completes historic flight on Mars with Ingenuity helicopter

The Ingenuity helicopter, which landed on the Red Planet along with the Perseverance Rover on 18 February, is expected to fly for just 40 seconds for this first test flight.

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NASA picks SpaceX to build lander for next mission to the moon

NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to build the next lander that will carry astronauts to the moon.

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Joint US-Russian crew heads to International Space Station

A joint US-Russian crew aboard a Soyuz rocket launched successfully on Friday, heading for the International Space Station.

World News

Europe must be ambitious to stay ahead in the space race, says ESA

The European Space Agency's Director-General has set out an ambitious plan, which he says will keep the agency on the front foot in the space race.

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Asteroid Apophis won’t hit Earth for at least 100 years, says NASA

When discovered in 2004, Apophis was thought to be one of the most potentially hazardous near-Earth objects, but new data shows it won’t hit the planet for at least another century.

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Astronauts work on International Space Station upgrades in spacewalk

Two astronauts were scheduled to complete a six hour spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station.

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Spacewalking astronauts manage possible ammonia leak

Spacewalking astronauts worked to avoid getting toxic ammonia on their suits from the International Space Station's external cooling system on Saturday.

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NASA's Mars rover Perseverance does first drive on red planet

Perseverance moved forward a bit, turned 150 degrees and then backed up a few metres in its first test drive.

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The first space hotel could open its doors sooner than you think

Sleeping among the stars could become a long haul excursion in just six years.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Leaders meet virtually, as Russia sanctioned

EU leaders met virtually this week to take stock of the epidemiological situation across the continent, as sanctions against Russia were agreed upon by foreign affairs ministers.

World News

Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message

The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team.

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NASA releases first high-speed video of a spacecraft landing on Mars

The footage shows the Martian surface below, with the rover getting slowly closer to landing, and dust on the surface being disturbed before it finally touches down.

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

Here is our round-up of the week's biggest news stories as captured through the lens' of photographers around the world.

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'Iconic!': NASA's Perseverance sends first pictures after Mars landing

The American space agency promises more photos in the next few days and possibly also an audio recording of the historic descent.

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"Touchdown confirmed!" - Perseverance lands on Mars

The NASA rover is there as part of a mission to uncover signs of life and collect samples of rock

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Mars rover sends its first surface images after historic landing

The Perseverance rover arrived on Mars on Thursday as part of a mission to uncover signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock

Bosnia and Herzegovina

What links a Bosnian village and NASA's historic bid to land on Mars?

Villagers in Bosnia will be glued to their screens on Thursday to see if NASA can land one of its rovers on Mars. Here's why.

Europe Decoded

Has a 50-year mystery about playing golf on the moon now been solved?

US astronaut Alan P. Shepard Jr became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon. But there has been a 50-year-old mystery over how far it travelled. Until perhaps now....

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NASA 'megarocket' test aborted after computers shut down engine

A test of NASA's new SLS megarocket was aborted after computers automatically shut down engines after a little over a minute

Travel News

In pictures: NASA's top Earth photographs of 2020

Here's a selection of the best photographs of our planet from 2020, taken by astronauts at the International Space Station.