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NASA's Mars Opportunity over as the rover dies after 15 years

The durable NASA rover that rolled along Mars for 15 years has died, NASA announced on Thursday.

United Kingdom

Europe's Mars rover named after DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin

"This name reminds us that it is in the human genes to explore," the European Space Agency said.

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The Brief: Space race, religious freedom, gas talks and rule of law

In this edition we look at what Europe's future policy is on space (including joining up with NASA to smash asteroids), a court ruling on religious holidays, Russia Ukraine gas talks and Hungary's Foreign Minister speaks about rule of law.

USA

2018 Review: A vintage year in Mars exploration

2018 was a vintage year for Mars exploration. NASA's InSight landed on its surface, we found a lake under the south pole, and the ESA-Roscosmo ExoMars rover began to be built in the UK.

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Mars Express snaps 'winter wonderland' photo of ice-filled crater

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express beamed back images of the Red Planet's Korolev crater covered with what appears to be a large patch of fresh, untrodden snow.

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Saturn 'losing its rings', new NASA research finds

The planet is losing its rings at a "worst-case-scenario" rate, according to the space agency

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In pictures: Nasa Juno Cam shows storms over Great Red Spot

In pictures: Nasa Juno Cam shows storms over Great Red Spot.

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NASA's Voyager 2 'leaves Solar System' and enters interstellar space

Probe becomes the second human-made object to leave the Solar System and enter the realm of interstellar space.

USA

Watch again: NASA’s InSight lander arrives on Mars

Join Euronews live as NASA's InSight lander arrives on Mars.

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NASA robot to explore Jezero Crater for signs of past life in 2020

NASA has chosen the Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five-year search

France

Russian cosmonaut Elena Serova on space travel and politics

She was the first Russian woman to set foot on the ISS and is now a deputy in the State Duma of the Russian Federation — Elena Serova spoke to Euronews about the similarities between space travel and politics.

World News

Europe's mission to hunt for life on Mars chooses its landing site

The joint ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars mission has chosen an area called Oxia Planum as its favoured landing site to look for life, now or in the past.

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Oumuamua: Comet or Alien Solar Probe? | Euronews answers

Harvard-based researchers say a mystery object traveling through space could be a spacecraft sent towards the Earth by an alien civilisation.

Russia

Dramatic onboard footage captures Soyuz rocket launch failure

The Russian space agency has released dramatic onboard footage of last month’s failed Soyuz rocket launch, as investigators announced that a faulty sensor was responsible for the incident.

USA

NASA retires its planet-hunting Kepler telescope

The spacecraft, which discovered some 2,600 planets outside of the solar system, has run out of fuel.

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#AskSpace | LIVE from Facebook: a special edition

#AskSpace | Could humans travel at the speed of light? What are the health consequences of staying in space for more than a year? Could you ride a bike on the Moon? Euronews' Jeremy Wilks and ESA's systems engineer Tiago Soares answered the questions LIVE on Facebook.

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Exclusive interview with BepiColombo mission's Andrea Accomazzo

As Europe counts down to the launch of its BepiColombo mission, Euronews talks with flight director Andrea Accomazzo.

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BepiColombo sets off to solve the mysteries of Mercury

In partnership with ESA - The European Space Agency

Mercury is a misfit in the solar system, an intriguing planet that science can't quite explain. The joint European and Japanese BepiColombo mission is setting off to explore the closest planet to the Sun in unprecedented detail.

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#AskSpace: Looking for life on moons of Jupiter and Saturn

In partnership with ESA - The European Space Agency

#AskSpace: Why not go to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn to look for life? Olivier Witasse, Project Scientist for ESA's JUICE mission has the answer.

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European lander prepares to reach Ryugu asteroid

The MASCOT lander departed Earth four years ago and travelled some 320 million kms.