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If everything goes to plan, ESA’s small rocket launcher Vega will be launched for the first time on…
The YouTube SpaceLab science competition is close to seeing two of its experiment proposals flown to the International…
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There is an invisible magnetic field all around us. Although we don’t normally notice it, the Earth’s magnetic…
The 135th and final Shuttle mission blasted off from Florida on 8 July, carrying four astronauts to the…
Look around. It seems obvious that everything is made of solids, liquids and gases. However, your eyes are…
On 11 March, thousands of people were killed and entire towns were wiped off the map when a…
Need a haircut? Call Diego’s barber shop! Romain is the first victim of Diego’s astronaut-style cut using a…
The heaviest spacecraft ever launched by Europe is ready for lift off from the Kourou Spaceport in French…
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We are pleased to announce that the winner of our “Astronauts” competition is a class of 9 and…
Breaking up is hard to do – or so they say. However, that is just what has happened…
We are pleased to announce that the winner of our ‘Living in Space’ competition is Luca from Italy!…
Oil is an essential part of modern life. Without this precious fuel, cars and lorries would stay off…
In one aspect the life of the Mars500 crew is just like home: they have to clean the…
ESA’s Rosetta comet-chaser is heading for a blind date with asteroid Lutetia. Like many first dates, Rosetta will…
An international ‘crew’ is about to set off on a historic mission to Mars – well almost. For…
High above the icy continent of Antarctica, ESA’s Envisat spacecraft is keeping watch – and what its instruments…
ESA’s Integral space observatory has made its first discovery of a fast-spinning star that is swallowing its smaller…
Look towards the west after a cloudless sunset during the coming months and you cannot fail to see…
Satellite communications are now being used for many unusual projects. This has been made possible by more powerful…
