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USA

Space X launches Tesla to Mars, with Bowie playing in the background

Euronews space correspondent Jeremy Wilks explains how Tuesday's Space X launch is different from all the others — and why it's so important.

06/02/2018

World News

Rocket fuel inventor dies aged 107

The developer of a space fuel based on liquid hydrogen which made moon flights possible, Barys Kit, has died at the age of 107. The Belarusian-American rocket scientist was one of the world’s oldest men

03/02/2018

Next Series

The Super Blue Blood Moon is coming

NASA is urging sky watchers to step outside on January 31st for a look at what the space agency is calling a "lunar trifecta"

28/01/2018

World News

Ariane alert as contact lost

Two commercial satellites have been placed in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket. The good news comes after mission control briefly lost contact with the craft in a rare malfunction.

26/01/2018

Europe News

Brief: Catalan leaders pow wow in Brussels and the EU explores new opportunities in space

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital.

24/01/2018

Europe News

Europe explores new opportunities in space

The 10th Conference on European Space Policy is underway in Brussels. The space industry was there to lobby the EU to increase spending. On offer, cutting edge technologies that could give the Europe a competitive advantage over its economic rivals.

24/01/2018

Next Series

10 years of Columbus, Europe's orbiting space lab

Since it blasted off ten years ago, Columbus has been used to grow plants, research new metals and probe astronauts' blood, bodies and brains.

19/01/2018

China

A space station is falling to Earth. Here's where it could land.

Experts say there's no need to panic.

17/01/2018

India

India launches 100th satellite

India is expanding it's space programme

12/01/2018

USA

New study reveals water more plentiful on Mars than previously thought

Astronauts visiting the Red Planet would just need a ‘bucket and shovel to have all the water they need’, say experts.

12/01/2018

Japan

Astronaut worried about transport home after space growth spurt

Norishige Kanai has grown nine centimetres in just three weeks, sparking fears he won’t fit into the vehicle that will take him back to Earth.

09/01/2018

Portugal

New project launched to maximise space technology

Astropreneur project aims to encourage startup space technology and apply to other more traditional industries such as agriculture

09/01/2018

USA

John Young, US astronaut and space shuttle commander, dies

He was the only astronaut to fly with three different NASA programs, in a career spanning 42 years.

07/01/2018

World News

Ozone layer recovering thanks to chemical ban, NASA confirms

Scientists have credited the Montreal Protocol with bringing about the recovery of the protective layer

05/01/2018

World News

Rare supermoon delights stargazers on New Year's day

The impressive supermoon lit up the sky during the first night of 2018.

02/01/2018

World News

Space and science look ahead 2018

Euronews' Space and Futuris presenters take a look at what's ahead in the next 12 months.

28/12/2017

World News

Beautiful images of space - NASA compiles the best of 2017

The best images taken from the International Space Station have been complied by NASA.

28/12/2017

World News

SpaceX launch rocket - dazzling the southern California skies

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 10 new satellites to replace aging fleet.

23/12/2017