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NASA and ESA to test nudging asteroids off collision course with Earth

It's World Asteroid Day! And to celebrate, Euronews looks at two missions launching into space that will see how potentially dangerous asteroids could be nudged off course by flying a spacecraft into them.

Travel News

The world's first space travel agency has opened in the UK

Holiday in space anyone? This can be your chance to book a stratospheric and unique trip.

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.

World News

ISS astronauts make second spacewalk to fit new solar panels

Astronauts working on the International Space Station have made their second attempt in a week at installing powerful new solar arrays.

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Mobility

China releases images taken by its Zhurong rover on Mars

China is the second country to land and operate a spacecraft on Mars, after the United States.

Health news

Can virtual reality tours improve nursing home residents’ health?

Can virtual reality improve the lives of seniors? Transporting elderly people to Paris, Egypt or outer space using virtual reality could be the key to improving their emotional well-being.

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.

Mobility

The space telescope that might unlock the secrets of the universe

NASA’s new telescope will probe the history of our cosmos and whether there is life out there in the universe when it's launched in October.

USA

From Gaza to Nasa

From Gaza to NASA - the Palestinian engineer working on the Mars project team

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.

World

Space-aged wine could sell for $ 1 million after spending time on ISS

Christie’s, the London auction house, is selling a bottle of French wine that spent more than a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station.

USA

Four astronauts on Elon Musk's SpaceX capsule dock at space station

This was SpaceX’s third crew flight for NASA.

World News

SpaceX rocket lifts-off as French astronaut heads to ISS

The SpaceX launch, delayed from Thursday due to poor weather, will deliver four astronauts to the International Space Station with a recycled capsule and rocket.

Mobility

Watch NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter take its first flight on Mars

NASA made history today in pulling off the first controlled, powered flight of an aircraft on another planet. The Ingenuity helicopter travelled to the Red Planet attached to the underside of the Perseverance Rover which landed on Mars in February of this year.

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Blue Origin conducts test launch in Texas

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle from West Texas as part of a test flight Wednesday afternoon, and successfully landed the rocket and capsule separately a short time later.

Cult

Russians remember their space hero, Yuri Gagarin

60 years after Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space, Russia still hails the man who became a national hero.

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.

World News

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.

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.

Eco-Innovation

Plans for the first sustainable city on Mars unveiled

The vertical city has homes, offices and green spaces and construction is due to start in 2054.