Young People Have the Chance to Run Their Code on the International Space Station
3 Oct 2021, 00:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / ESA is offering young people the chance to run their code on the ISS. All they have to do is write a program to display a personalized message for astronauts
ESA’s Euclid Telescope Goes Through Extreme Space Testing Before Upcoming Launch
30 Sep 2021, 08:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Euclid will study dark matter and dark energy, at almost 1 million miles away from Earth, with unprecedented galaxy imaging and measuring capabilities
Dust to Dust, and Moondust to Oxygen – We’re Going to Space to Be Miners
29 Aug 2021, 08:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space agency is looking for ways to extract oxygen from lunar soil to advance the scope of the future human presence there
James Webb Telescope Starts Its Journey to French Guyana on Its Way to Space
27 Aug 2021, 13:03 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Game on! The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb telescope passed with flying colors its final tests and is prepared for a trip to French Guiana
Mars Trio of Craters Line Up Like Some Replica of the Great Pyramids at Giza
25 Aug 2021, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) released this month an image showing three neatly arranged impact craters in a region of Mars
Space Agency Drowns in Applications From People Wanting to Become Astronauts
23 Aug 2021, 13:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Of the 23,000 applications for an astronaut position it received over the past few months, ESA is now left with over 18,000
NASA Will Try to Deflect an Asteroid, Space Impact Coming Next Fall
17 Aug 2021, 11:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft "ready to complete its final system testing and reviews before shipping to the launch site."
ESA Successfully Demonstrates Next-Generation Powerful Spacecraft “Brain”
6 Aug 2021, 09:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The European Space Agency is pioneering an innovative mission control system that will allow the biggest missions to be operated in a new, collaborative way.
ESA’s Rocket Tank Made of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Is a Real Game-Changer
4 Aug 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The European Space Agency has demonstrated the efficiency of an innovative material for rocket tanks, and plans to further test it on the Phoebus demonstrator.
Martian Life Is in for a Chase Once New Hunting Tools Reach the Planet in 2023
4 Aug 2021, 11:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency started testing the tools and instruments the ExoMars rover will be using in its hunt for alien life on Mars from 2023
Two Spacecraft Are Set to Have a Double Meeting With Our Hellish Neighbour Venus
2 Aug 2021, 14:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready to witness a historic moment for space exploration: two spacecraft will have a double Venus flyby.
Here Hides the Orion Spaceship, Ready to Receive the Launch Abort System
27 Jul 2021, 09:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Orion spaceship was moved this month into a new facility where it will get the launch abort system for the first Artemis mission later this year
Vega Space Launch System Getting New Version With Cryogenic Methane Engine Soon
23 Jul 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is working on two new versions of its Vega rocket, the E variant will be the first to use a new methane engine
Nauka Module En Route to ISS Complete with Fancy Robotic Arm
22 Jul 2021, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Russian rocket took off this week carrying to space the Nauka module for the ISS, and the European Robotic Arm that comes with it
Ariane 6 New Add-On Kick Stage Could Be Used for Deep Space Exploration
14 Jul 2021, 16:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected prime contractor Arianegroup to develop ASTRIS, a new kick stage that will expand Ariane 6 capabilities
Galaxies Colliding Millions of Light Years Away Is the Ultimate Fireworks Show
4 Jul 2021, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency released the most recent image of a cosmic collision between galaxies, 275 million light years away
ExoMars Mission Parachutes Get Dropped From 18 Miles High, Still Some Issues
2 Jul 2021, 12:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency conducted the first high-altitude drop test of the two parachutes that will land ExoMars on the Red Planet in 2023
Webb Telescope Cleared for Launch, to “Unlock the Secrets of the Early Universe"
1 Jul 2021, 15:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency and Arianespace cleared the James Webb Space Telescope for launch later this year from French Guiana
ESA Lends Its 36-Ft Hand to the ISS, the Robotic Arm Will Be Launched Next Month
29 Jun 2021, 16:01 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The European Space Agency will launch its 36-feet Robotic Arm to the International Space Station next month on a rocket from Russia.
ESA Will Hire First Physically Disabled Astronaut Because Space Is for Everyone
27 Jun 2021, 05:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The first round of applications for ESA astronaut has closed, and the Agency has high hopes it will become the first one to hire a physically disabled astronaut