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How a harpoon could be Europe’s answer to catching wayward satellite

Engineering giant Airbus is testing a big harpoon to catch wayward satellites — a move that could be of interest to European space chiefs.

United Kingdom

Stephen Hawking: admired by scientists and the public

Euronews went to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to ask people how they'll remember the British physicist, who passed away at the age of 76.

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The moon formed inside a hot cosmic doughnut, scientists say

The new theory is part of an 'intense rethinking' of lunar formation over the past decade.

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Watch: 'Three sun' phenomenon appears in China

The sun dog or 'parhelion' is an optical phenomenon that consists of a halo with bright spots beside the sun.

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Germany

How do you learn to spacewalk?

Spacewalking is the highlight of an astronaut's career, and one of the hardest physical challenges they will ever face. So training at this facility in Germany is key.

USA

Trump administration plans to privatize ISS: r

“It is possible that industry could continue to operate certain elements or capabilities of the ISS as part of a future commercial platform,” an internal NASA document states.

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10 weird objects sent into space

Elon Musk sent his sports car into space at the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch, but he’s not the only one who has launched strange objects out of this world.

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World’s first dance club in zero gravity takes off

Clubbers from across the globe beat over 30,000 applicants to secure their spot on a 'weightless' flight over the Mediterranean.

USA

Elon Musk: The man who launched a car towards Mars

"Apparently, there is a car in orbit around Earth” tweeted the US entrepreneur who's new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, was sent into space with “Don’t panic!” stamped on the dashboard and David Bowie playing on the speaker.

USA

Billionaire Musk successfully launches world's largest rocket.

The world's most powerful rocket roared into space in another milestone for entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket service.

USA

Watch again: Elon Musk launches the world’s biggest operational rocket

Entrepreneur Elon Musk made a bid to make space history on Tuesday evening.

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.

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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

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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"

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

China

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

Experts say there's no need to panic.

India

India launches 100th satellite

India is expanding it's space programme