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China

One small step... China launches first cargo spacecraft

China has taken another step forward in its space programme with the launch of its first cargo spacecraft.

20/04/2017

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Legends of Space, episode 4: The Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle is our Legend of Space this month

20/04/2017

Business Series

It is rocket science: Avio launches on Milan stock exchange

Italian rocket engine maker Avio launches its shares on the Milan exchange, raising money to better compete against rivals SpaceX and Blue Origin.

10/04/2017

World News

Space X makes history

The company Space X has done what was once thought impossible by launching the same rocket into orbit twice

31/03/2017

France

What is 100% electric, 100% European and soon to be 'out of this world'?

Final preparations are underway at the Airbus satellite assembly facility in Toulouse, southern France for a landmark launch.

16/03/2017

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Scientists at Bremen University tracking air pollution in our cities

“You have probably used an app on your mobile phone to get the weather forecast.

16/03/2017

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Remembering Early Bird the satellite that changed how we communicate

On April 6, 1965 the first commercial communications satellite, Early Bird was launched into orbit.

16/03/2017

France

ESA launches latest Earth observation satellite

Europe has successfully launched its latest Earth observation satellite.

07/03/2017

Sci-Tech

Atacama desert could hold secrets of life on Mars

Scientists in Chile believe the discovery of life in the country’s arid Atacama Desert could provide new insights into finding life forms on Mars Last year, US scientists analysing data from a NASA sp

28/02/2017

World News

Exoplanets hint at a Milky Way packed with orbs that resemble Earth

Second Earth when and not if says NASA

23/02/2017

USA

4 Reasons why the discovery of the Trappist-1 star system is important

NASA announced the discovery of seven planets that could host life like on Earth.

23/02/2017

India

India claims record for multiple satellite launch

India has launched 104 nano-satellites in what it claims is a multiple-launch record.

15/02/2017

USA

Successful launch of SpaceX rocket after September launchpad explosion

The private Californian company SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket.

14/01/2017

Health Series

Meet Canada's robot masters

Behind the scenes at the Canadian Space Agency to meet the team that controls the Canadarm 2, trains astronauts to use space robots, and develops rovers for the Moon and Mars.

24/12/2016

Switzerland

CERN scientists' breakthrough experiment helps unravel mysteries of antimatter

It is just one small step towards understanding one of the great mysteries of the universe - why does anything exist?

21/12/2016

World News

Galileo goes live: Europe's long-delayed satellite navigation service starts service

Galileo goes live.

15/12/2016

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Students and NASA design suit for Mars

A full-scale, wearable and adjustable model of a space suit designed for the first Mars landing underwent testing on Monday (5 December) at the Rhode Island School of…

07/12/2016

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A technological eye on the future of our seas and our agriculture

From the ocean depths to the vastness of the cosmos, new technologies give scientists a better understanding of the world around us.

14/11/2016

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Takeaway: Global observation

130 thousand antennas like these are being installed in Australia.

14/11/2016

World

ESA's space chief Wörner on future of ISS, Moon and Mars exploration

Euronews' Jeremy Wilks talks to Jan Wörner, Director General of the European Space Agency on the future of European space travel

11/11/2016