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NATO chief warns of possible Russian nuclear weapons in space

NATO Chief Mark Rutte said Russia is considering using nuclear weapons against satellites in space, which would be a violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.

Space

CERN plans new atom smasher bigger than the Large Hadron Collider

Officials believe it will lead to new scientific discoveries that could drive innovation in fields that could benefit humankind.

Space

Bitcoin investor buys SpaceX flight to take explorers over both poles

A Bitcoin investor, who bought a SpaceX flight for himself and three polar explorers, blasted off Monday night.

Space

What was the glowing blue spiral spotted in the skies above Europe?

Mysterious markings were reported in the sky on Monday night, but the explanation for them is more manmade than extraterrestrial.

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Space

Venus to pass between the Earth and sun this weekend

Venus will pass between the Earth and the sun this weekend, but don't try to look for it.

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Wilmore and Williams finally touch down after nine months in space

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth after a nine-month delay due to a Boeing test flight issue, safely splashing down off the Florida coast aboard a SpaceX capsule.

Space

SpaceX delays Starship test launch due to last-minute rocket issues

The countdown got down to the 40-second mark, but it was halted because of issues with the 123-metre rocket.

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Katy Perry joins all-female crew for space mission on Bezos rocket

Blue Origin says its next spaceflight is set to make history with the first all-woman flight since the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova’s solo spaceflight in 1963.

Space

How to see February's 'planet parade' from Europe

The planetary alignment sees Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus visible in the night sky all at once. Here's what you need to know.

Space

The European space telescope Euclid captures an "Einstein ring"

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid telescope is on a six-year mission to explore the evolution of the dark universe.

Europe News

Five ideas for reshaping Europe's future defence sector

EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius envisions a ‘Big Bang’ approach for the European defence industry – but what does that mean?

Space

New generation Spanish communications satellite launches into orbit

SpainSat NG-I, the most advanced secure communications satellite ever built in Europe, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday.

Space

A newly spotted asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032

The potential impact would occur on December 22, 2032.

Space

Kubilius: Space is an EU top priority, but budget is still limited

In ten years, the global space economy could triple in size. Europe wants to remain at the forefront of this sector, but risks being left behind if words are not matched by action, said EU Commissioner for Space and Defence Andrius Kubilius.

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SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight Ends in Destruction After Successful Booster Catch

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on a test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed after losing engine power.

Space

SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes during seventh test launch

Elon Musk's company said Starship broke apart, what it called a "rapid unscheduled disassembly".

Space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive new rocket on test flight

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida.

Space

SpaceX launches two lunar landers headed toward the Moon

SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers on Wednesday for private US and Japanese companies.

Space

Blue Origin calls off maiden launch of new rocket over vehicle issue

Blue Origin is a space tech company founded nearly 25 years ago by Amazon's Jeff Bezos. The New Glenn launch could cement the company as a SpaceX rival.

Kenya

Kenya investigates piece of space debris that crash landed in village

Kenya's Space Agency (KSA) said the object was a massive metallic ring measuring approximately 2.5 metres wide and weighing 500 kilograms.