Scientists intend to crash a satellite to record its ‘fiery last moments,’ agency says
A 440-pound satellite the size of a washing machine will intentionally crash into Earth in dramatic fashion, according to the ...
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European militaries rush to catch up on space traffic mapping
We have no map of space, it’s a drama for the military,” said Col. Ludovic Monnerat, head of space domain for the Swiss Armed ...
For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon
It will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time ...
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Space travel is dangerous. Could genetic testing and gene editing make it safer?
Astronauts and commercial space travelers are subject to damaging radiation and microgravity, along with other potential ...
European Astronauts Train for Future Moon Missions in Lunar Simulator
European astronauts trained for future moon missions on Wednesday in a lunar simulator in Germany. The European Space Agency ...
NASA Shares SSPICY $15M Mission Details To Inspect And Dispose Of Space Satellites
NASA has a SSPICY take on how to enable commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites The Small Spacecraft ...
ESA’s PLATO Mission Offers Hard-Won Lessons In Space Management
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ambitious PLATO mission, due for launch in December 2026, has been enabled in large part by ...
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ESA’s new ‘Moon on Earth’ can launch a ‘European renaissance’ in spacetech
The futuristic new LUNA facility has attracted gushing praise from Europe's spacetech startups. Can the site boost the ...
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1st results of XRISM X-ray space telescope reveal black hole and supernova secrets
XRISM allowed astronomers to track plasma as it circled the supermassive black hole at a distance of around 0.1 light-years ...
Orion spacecraft can shield Artemis astronauts from deep-space radiation, study shows
Data from NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission has provided valuable space radiation measurements, which validate spacecraft ...
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Exploring Space Radiation, Future Pears, and Delayed NASA Missions
The summary covers testing of spaceflight radiation exposure using mannequins and sensors, Belgian scientists' efforts to ...
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Hubble Space Telescope spies a spiral galaxy in a cosmic 'clock'
A dazzling new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a bright spiral galaxy on a diagonal tilt, resembling a pendulum swinging back and forth through space.