European Gaia spacecraft is shut down, sent into 'retirement orbit' around the Sun
The European Space Agency announced Thursday the Gaia spacecraft was turned off after a decade of data gathering.
Saying farewell to Gaia, as the Milky Way-mapping space telescope mission ends
The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...
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ESA issues call for proposals for European Launcher Challenge
ESA has officially kicked off a competition to support new launch vehicles, but the winners, if any, won’t be known for at ...
SpaceX's Crew 11 to space station named: 2 from NASA, plus Russia, Japan
NASA on Friday announced the four crew members of Crew-11 who will be part of Space X's next trip to the International Space ...
European Space agency pays $5,000 for volunteers willing to spend 10 days in bed
The European Space Agency (ESA) is seeking male volunteers for a study, offering $5,000 for 10 days of bed rest to mimic ...
A private European aerospace startup launches the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle
A private European aerospace startup said Sunday it successfully launched the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway.
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Capturing the cosmos on canvas: How art helps scientists and space agencies communicate with the public
Astrophysicist and artist Ed Belbruno explains how art helps scientists communicate their work to the public and even ...
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Airbus to build landing platform for European Mars rover
European aerospace group Airbus is to build the landing platform for the Mars rover Rosalind Franklin, the company said in a ...