English

More about this topic

USA

Next mission to the moon to be a testing ground for Mars, says NASA

A mission to Mars could come as early as 2033, Bridenstine told reporters on Monday.

Next Series

Luca Parmitano reveals unique pre-flight astronaut rituals

Astronauts are trained to think rationally, ready at any moment to respond to danger with a clear head and nerves of steel. But behind the scientific facade, they are as superstitious as the rest of us, European Space Agency Astronaut Luca Parmitano reveals.

World News

Space leaders recall how the Apollo Moon landing gave them inspiration

To celebrate the anniversary, NASA has restored the old control room from which the Apollo-era flight directors oversaw the mission. It's a place of pilgrimage for their successors.

France

Meet the French astronomers still making new discoveries thanks to the Apollo astronauts

It's 50 years since the Apollo Moon landings, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their first steps on the lunar surface. And instruments that those two astronauts placed on the Moon are still being used every day.

ADVERTISEMENT

Health Series

See 360-degree view inside International Space Station

Panoramic images available through Google Earth show the areas inside the ISS where Luca Parmitano and his colleagues are spending six months of their Beyond mission.

USA

Watch: Neil Armstrong's spacesuit unveiled for public display

"If Neil Armstrong wasn't a hero, then there are no heroes," said US Vice President Mike Pence.

World News

Robots may reach the moon before humans return to it — NASA project

A NASA sponsored lab in Colorado, USA, is aiming to send robots to the moon to construct telescopes capable of looking back in time.

USA

Watch: Apollo 11 astronaut speaks on 50th anniversary of launch

Astronaut Michael Collins returned to the Apollo 11 launch pad on the 50th anniversary of the mission to land on the moon.

France

France's Macron announces creation of French space force

"A space command will be created next September in the air force," Macron said.

Japan

Hayabusa2 touches down on asteroid for the second time

Researchers hope that the samples collected from the asteroid will help us better understand the formation of the solar system and the evolution of our planet.

World News

Europe's Vega rocket lost after launch

A European Vega rocket carrying a satellite for the United Arab Emirates has been lost after launching on Wednesday.

World

Watch: Italian astronaut 'emotional' ahead of space station launch

In the second of his Space Chronicles astronaut Luca Parmitano tells Euronews the crew are feeling emotional as the latest International Space Station mission launch gets closer

USA

Sunlight-fuelled spacecraft 'Lightsail 2' delays sail deployment

The crowd-funded spacecraft could deploy its sail as early as July 21 after delaying it to check a system that helps the spacecraft orient itself.

USA

Former NASA intern may possess only surviving recordings of Apollo 11

Retiree Gary George interned at NASA as a college student in 1976. During his time there he purchased more than `1,100 videotapes for around $218. At the time, NASA was attempting to reduce costs by recording over or selling old videotapes.

USA

Watch: Drone will explore possibility of life on one of Saturn's moons

Before life evolved, said Nieber, the landscape on Earth was in fact quite similar to that of Titan today.

Italy

360° video: This is how engineers train to drive on Mars

In two years, Europans will land their first rover on Mars. Do you know how engineers will drive a vehicle that's more than 50,000,000 kilometres away? For this 360° report we went to the training ground in Turin to find out.

World

Astronaut Luca Parmitano chronicles his mission for Euronews

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has sent Euronews the first in a series of special messages to chronicle his mission to the International Space Station.

USA

Mystery of dwarf planet's 'lonely mountain' has been solved

Scientists say Ahuna Mons formed when salty, rocky mud rose to the surface of Ceres and froze.

Kyrgyzstan

Watch: Young women aim to build Kyrgyzstan's first satellite

Nineteen-year-old Alina Anisimova is leading a team of young women to build Kyrgyzstan's first satellite.

World News

Jupiter calling

Jupiter's four largest moons will be visible with binoculars tonight as the planet reaches its closest point to Earth this year