Mobility Astronomers spot the most distant galaxy on record It's 13.5 billion light-years away and it's been forming stars at an "incredible rate". 08/04/2022
Mobility SpaceX launches first fully commercial astronaut team to ISS The team will carry out science experiments onboard, including research on brain health, cardiac stem cells, cancer and ageing. 07/04/2022
Health Long-term space missions alter astronauts’ brains, study finds A team of researchers studied 12 astronauts who had spent at least 6 months in space to see what effect it had on their brains. 18/02/2022
Biztech news NASA raises concerns about SpaceX plan to deploy 30,000 satellites NASA said Elon Musk's plans could flood Earth's orbit with objects, which would make its flights and observations more difficult. 10/02/2022
The exchange To infinity and beyond: the new space age From intergalactic travel to tackling climate change, in this episode The Exchange focuses on the space economy. Set to become a trillion dollar industry by 2030, we look at what's driving investment in this fast growing sector. 02/02/2022
Biztech news Could sending muscle cells to space help us age well? The study, called MicroAge, is being conducted by UK researchers, who are seeking a better understanding of why muscles get weaker as people age. 20/12/2021
Mobility Scientists discovered a planet they thought would be impossible The discovery of one of the largest planets ever detected has shattered assumptions of how and where planets can form. 09/12/2021
Destinations Belgian city celebrating its explosive history with a Big Bang! Birthplace of the Big Bang theory, the Belgian city of Leuven is celebrating its history with a three-month-long arts festival. 27/11/2021
Opinion Space can help solve Earth's most pressing challenges The European Space Agency says space is critical to help solve Earth's most complex problems such as climate change. 26/11/2021
Biztech news What you need to know about NASA’s dry run to save us from armageddon NASA is launching a spacecraft the size of a golf cart to crash into an asteroid, which could tell us what to do if one ever did hit Earth. 23/11/2021
Partner content What can space tell us about life on Earth? Airbus’s space based environmental monitoring strategies are high-tech solutions helping tackle climate challenges. 12/11/2021
Home The race is on to stop solar flares from crashing our digital systems A team of UK researchers are testing ways to shield electronics from solar radiation which could scramble the binary code that the smooth functioning of our digital world depends on. 03/11/2021
Mobility Have we found the first planet outside of our galaxy? A Saturn-sized exoplanet might have been discovered by astronomers using Nasa's Chandra X-Ray Telescope. 26/10/2021
world news World Space Week celebrates women pursuing careers in space European Space Agency instructor Loredana Bessone says girls should be encouraged to enter the field of science at an early age. 06/10/2021
no comment Russian film crew blasts off to make first movie in space A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space on Tuesday on a mission to make the world's first movie in orbit. 05/10/2021
Biztech news NASA’s Perseverance Rover takes important step in hunt for alien life NASA’s Perseverance Rover took its first Mars rock sample last week and it could be key to discovering if there has ever been life on Mars. 08/09/2021
China Chinese robotic spacecraft docks with the country's new space station An automated space module has successfully docked with China's new space station, Tianhe, to deliver living supplies and space suits. 30/05/2021
United Kingdom Meteorite that crashed into English driveway goes on display at museum The 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite crash-landed in front of a house in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire in February this year. 16/05/2021
world news China says rocket debris landed in Indian Ocean The head of NASA accused China of “failing to meet responsible standards” after debris from its rocket landed near the Maldives. 09/05/2021
business planet Space startups: nurturing the next generation Business Planet ventures into orbit to explore the EU’s big plans to boost startups working in Europe’s Space economy. 23/04/2021
business planet Interstellar vision: Europe's space business plan Business Planet explores the EU's big plan to make sure Europe stays ahead in the global space race. 23/04/2021
world news Space-aged wine returning to earth for expert tasting The twelve bottles of Bordeaux will be examined by scientists to ascertain the effects of space travel on wine. 13/01/2021
Switzerland Europe signs €86 million deal to bring space trash home The European Space Agency said on Thursday that the deal with ClearSpace SA will lead to the "first active debris removal mission in 2025". 26/11/2020
Green News What a mission to Mars can teach us about protecting planet Earth It's a lot more than you might think. 31/07/2020
USA 'Exceptional' black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101 Katherine Johnson was eventually portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers. 24/02/2020
USA Hot shot: Solar telescope captures the Sun in unprecedented detail These pictures show the surface of the Sun in remarkable detail. 30/01/2020