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Can Europe compete with SpaceX in the satellite space race?

SpaceX has forced Europe’s space industry to come up with out-of-this-world ideas to compete in the satellite launching sector.

Mobility

New way to scan for life signs remotely could help discover alien life

Detecting "biosignatures" from a moving helicopter is the first step towards detecting alien life from orbit, the researchers said.

Tech News

Virgin Galactic rocket ship launches from New Mexico

British billionaire and Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson said the successful tests bring it closer to commercial flights for tourists, which could begin next year.

Tech News

China's Zhurong rover roams the surface of Mars for the first time

China's Mars Rover, Zhurong left its module for the first time for a successful drive around on the surface of the Red Planet.

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Mobility

ESA wants satellites around the Moon to make manned missions easier

More than a dozen European firms have been contracted by the European Space Agency to draw up proposals for a shared lunar telecoms and navigation service.

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.

Tech News

What you need to know about the Chinese rocket falling to Earth

A Long March 5B rocket, which helped launch part of China's new space station, is making an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth this weekend - but no one knows where.

Mobility

Company producing oxygen from Moon soil is making Mars missions easier

Entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are determined to get human beings to the Moon and Mars. This company, which has found a way to produce oxygen from soil on the Moon, may help them to get us there.

Business Planet

Space startups: nurturing the next generation

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet ventures into orbit to explore the EU’s big plans to boost startups working in Europe’s Space economy.

Business Planet

Interstellar vision: Europe's space business plan

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet explores the EU's big plan to make sure Europe stays ahead in the global space race.

Eco-Innovation

This Internet of Things startup is ‘solving important global problems'

Internet of Thing startup Hiber BV is tackling environmental issues by cutting down on waste.

Green News

Satellite launched to clean up space debris orbiting the Earth

It's not just on Earth where we struggle with waste. Tonnes of rubbish is circling in space but here's the solution.

Travel News

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.

China

China space probe due to enter Mars' orbit

China's Mars probe spacecraft is due to enter the red planet's orbit within a month after traveling 400m kilometres since its launch in July

World News

This week in pictures: floods in Venice, negotiations in Brussels

The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.

United Kingdom

UK firm Metalysis wins contract to extract oxygen from moon rock

A British firm has won a €280,000 European Space Agency contract for technology to extract oxygen from moon dust and rocks.

Global Japan

New Japanese technologies fighting COVID

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Japanese 3D technology is helping to fight COVID‐19. A doctor at Niigata Hospital has developed a ventilator you can make with a 3D printer and a scientist at Asukanet Co. has created a touchless 3D screen.

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UAE's Hope Probe begins interplanetary mission

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The United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe heads to Mars after six years of hard work and meticulous planning from the team of Emirati scientists and engineers. It's the first interplanetary mission for the Arab world.

Business Planet

Europe deploys space tech to manage COVID-19 impact

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet looks at how Europe is harnessing space-based technologies to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Arab Emirates

Preventing the contamination of other planets

Decontamination is a requirement for travel to outer space by international space law.