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Why is it so hard for spacecraft to successfully land on the Moon?

Only a handful of robot space missions have landed successfully on the Moon. Experts say a range of variables determines a lander’s success or fiery failure.

Space

Meet the first all-European crew set to launch to the ISS

The crew will spend two weeks aboard the International Space Station, conducting more than 30 experiments, including research on stem cells, biological processes, and other microgravity studies.

Space

2023 in review: Another landmark year for space exploration

From ESA's JUICE mission and NASA's asteroid missions to SpaceX's attempts to launch the world's largest rocket, 2023 was another landmark for space.

Space

UK gives green light to launches from remote Scottish island spaceport

The spaceport's operators say up to 30 rockets can be launched from the island of Unst each year, with the first launches planned for 2024.

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Space

This start-up is trying to fuel a rocket engine with cow manure

Interstellar Technologies’ cow-dung fuelled rocket engine successfully launched for 10 seconds.

Tech News

SpaceX plans for 2nd lift-off of Starship, the world's largest rocket

SpaceX's ambitious reusable rocket will face another critical test on November 17 when the Elon Musk-owned company will attempt a second launch.

Space

ESA is returning to the asteroid nudged off its orbit last year

A new ESA mission is heading back to the asteroid nudged off course when it crashed a spacecraft onto its surface last year.

Space

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after 7-year journey

The data gleaned by the space mission will likely help scientists with any asteroid-deflection efforts in the future.

Euronews Tech Talks

How is space exploration propelling our daily lives | Podcast

In episode 7 of our podcast series, "Space Exploration: Very down to Earth," we embark on a journey across Europe to unveil how the strides taken above are intimately linked to improvements in our daily lives below.

Mobility

Russia readies launch of first lunar mission in 50 years

NASA isn’t the only space agency focussed on missions to the Moon. Later this week, the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, will launch its own lunar landing vehicle.

Mobility

NASA lab awaits asteroid samples that could explain how life began

The samples were collected by the unmanned OSIRIS-REx space probe which was launched from Cape Canaveral in 2016.

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India successfully launches new mission to land robot explorer on moon

India has successful launched a rocket to the Moon in a new bid to join the exclusive club of nations - Russia, the United States and China - who have successfully completed a controlled lunar landing.

Mobility

Ariane 5 successfully launches on final mission after 27-year service

The launch of the last Ariane 5 mission leaves the European Space Agency (ESA) without its own launcher for the first time in over 40 years.

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A poem from humanity is going to fly on NASA's Jupiter moon mission

“In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa,” is part of NASA’s “Message In a Bottle Campaign” as the space agency prepares for a years-long journey to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa.

Mobility

How do you catch a falling satellite? This start-up has the answer

While It’s become more cost-effective to launch satellites to orbit, bringing them back to Earth intact has proven much trickier. Until now.

Mobility

Elon Musk's giant SpaceX rocket explodes after launch from Texas

The company said that today's launch would help them improve Starship’s reliability as they seek "to make life multi-planetary."

Mobility

A Spanish start-up is ready to launch Europe’s first reusable rocket

SpaceX pioneered reusable rockets. Spain’s PLD Space is now hoping to shake up the industry with micro-launchers made in Europe.

Mobility

'External impact' caused leak on Russian spacecraft docked with ISS

It's the second leak in the space of a few months reported on a Russian spacecraft, which raised concerns it may be a manufacturing fault.

World News

Astronauts and cosmonauts receive a delivery from home

An uncrewed supply vessel docked with the International Space Station on Saturday morning delivering three tonnes of food, fuel and other supplies to the two women and five men of the Expedition 68 crew on board.

Mobility

Virgin Orbit: What went wrong with the UK's first satellite launch?

The Virgin Orbit launch from Cornwall was to be the first of an orbital satellite from the UK - but it ended in failure.