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NASA’s asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft nears planned impact with its target
Sept 26 (Reuters) - Ten months after launch, NASA's asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft neared a planned impact with its target on Monday in…
ESA Italian astronaut Cristoforetti becomes first European female ISS commander
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will soon be the commander of the International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency (ESA) said on…
European astronaut will walk on the Moon by the end of the decade, says ESA director
A European will walk on the Moon by the end of the decade, the head of the European Space Agency (Esa) has…
Climate risks dwarf Europe’s energy crisis, space chief warns
PARIS, (Reuters) - The head of the European Space Agency (ESA) has warned economic damage from heatwaves and drought could dwarf Europe's…
Europe eyes SpaceX to fill launch void left by Russian tensions
PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX that could lead…
ESA expects strong NASA support after Mars mission suspended due to Ukraine war
BERLIN, June 22 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday that it expects strong support from its U.S. counterpart…
Astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero gravity flight
A Barbie doll version of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has jetted off on a zero-gravity flight with the aim of inspiring young…
Europe recruiting astronauts for the first time in 11 years
Europe is to recruit new astronauts for the first time in 11 years as leading space-faring nations set their sights on missions…
First images from Solar Orbiter Mission
A handout picture made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows a view of the Sun taken by the Polarimetric and…
Hubble Telescope marks 30th anniversary with stunning new image
The Hubble Space Telescope has celebrated its 30th birthday by issuing an extraordinary new picture from a distant galaxy. The stunning image…
ESA / NASA launch Solar Orbiter
On Monday, mission controllers at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, received a signal from the spacecraft indicating that its…
Solar Orbiter blasts off on historic mission
An undated handout image made available by ESA shows an illustration of ESA's (European Space Agency's) Solar Orbiter spacecraft against the backdrop…