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ESA signs deal to make a spacecraft to deflect asteroid heading for Earth

ESA signed a deal worth 129 million euros to make a spacecraft for a joint… Read More

A new spacecraft is journeying to the Sun

A new spacecraft is journeying to the Sun to snap the first pictures of the… Read More

Going underground … to prepare for outer space

"Living in a cave is very similar to living in space, mentally. Actually, I thought… Read More

What if an asteroid was about to hit Earth? Scientists ponder question

Here's a hypothetical: a telescope detects an asteroid between 100 and 300 meters in diameter… Read More

Here is the first ever image of a black hole

Scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole, using Event Horizon Telescope observations… Read More

What are black holes, how do we know they exist!

Astronomers are poised Wednesday to unveil the first direct image of a black hole and… Read More

New 3-D map of Milky Way will ‘revolutionise astronomy’

Europe's Gaia satellite has produced a "stunning" 3-D map, published, of more than a billion… Read More

Moon village the first stop to Mars: ESA

ADELAIDE: Setting up a permanent village on the moon is the first step towards exploring… Read More

Asteroid to shave past Earth on Oct 12: ESA

PARIS: A house-sized asteroid will shave past our planet on October 12, far inside the… Read More

WATCH: How astronauts wash hands and brush teeth in space

Ever wonder how astronauts at space stations go about their daily lives? there in space,… Read More

Europe’s own satnav Galileo goes live to rival GPS

BRUSSELS: After 17 years, numerous setbacks and three times over budget, Europe's Galileo satnav system… Read More

36 years ago: British policeman Godfrey was ‘abducted by aliens’

About 36 years ago today,  a British policeman was reportedly abducted by aliens through an… Read More

Computer glitch blamed for Schiaparelli crash on Mars

PARIS: A tiny lander that crashed on Mars last month flew into the Red Planet at… Read More

Are you ready to travel to space using balloons? it is affordable

After a string of high-profile setbacks for rocket programmes aimed at one day flying paying… Read More

ESA’s Schiaparelli probe destroyed after plunging to surface

FRANKFURT: Images taken by a NASA Mars orbiter indicate that a missing European space probe… Read More

Europe’s Schiaparelli Mars lander: What do we know?

Scientists and engineers were piecing together clues "Schiaparelli" Mars lander, which fell silent just seconds… Read More

Robot explorers all set for Mars quest: ESA

PARIS: Europe will send a tiny lander on a scorching, supersonic tumble to Mars as… Read More

Europe set for launch of "space plane" prototype

PARIS: Engineers were preparing for the launch Wednesday of a "space plane" that Europe hopes… Read More