European Space Agency
Light pollution from satellites 'poses threat' to astronomy
Mega-constellations could cause scientists to miss out on crucial discoveries, warn researchers
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
30, Mar, 2021 @2:37 PM
'An exciting time': European Space Agency takes diversity to space
Helen Sharman, the UK’s first astronaut, praises the agency as it begins a search for 26 recruits
Zahaan Bharmal
20, Feb, 2021 @12:00 PM
Spacewatch: Airbus to build three more moon mission modules
Three more European service modules will be made for use as part of Nasa’s Artemis programme
Stuart Clark
05, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM
Is there life on Mars? Not if we destroy it with poor space hygiene
As countries begin an age of Martian exploration, planetary protection advocates insist we must be careful of interplanetary contamination
Stuart Clark
30, Jan, 2021 @5:00 PM
European Space Agency to build module for Gateway space station
Esprit module will supply communications and refuelling to international lunar station
Stuart Clark
14, Jan, 2021 @6:00 AM
Is the UK about to have liftoff in the global space industry?
With plans for satellite launches and investment in space-based solar, can the UK become a space super power?
Zahaan Bharmal
31, Dec, 2020 @2:51 PM
ESA signs deals for its first reusable transport spaceplane
Space Rider expected to carry medical and biological experiments on maiden voyage
Stuart Clark
22, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM
Astronomers unveil most detailed 3D map yet of Milky Way
Images will enable scientists to measure acceleration of solar system and mass of galaxy
Ian Sample Science editor
03, Dec, 2020 @11:00 AM
UK firm to turn moon rock into oxygen and building materials
Technology seen as a vital component in preparations to establish permanent lunar base
Ian Sample Science editor
09, Nov, 2020 @12:01 AM
Twenty years of the International Space Station – but was it worth it?
Has the ISS benefited society? Scientists are divided: for some, it’s a beacon of unity; for others, just a set for an action film
Robin McKie
25, Oct, 2020 @6:49 AM
European Space Agency finalises plans to ‘explore the moon properly’
Ambitious series of joint missions aims to construct a crewed space station that will orbit the moon
Robin McKie Science editor
10, Oct, 2020 @11:39 AM
Astronaut Tim Peake: ‘Coming home was a harsh transition. Gravity sucks!’
Four years after leaving orbit, and with a second mission on the horizon, how is life on Earth for the first Briton to walk in space?
Tom Lamont
03, Oct, 2020 @6:00 AM
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