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PM Modi, Macron discuss expansion of India's UPI in France, sign 19 pacts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron met and signed 19 agreements. Discussions covered AI, innovation, trade, and infrastructure. Key outcomes include an India-France Innovation Roadmap and expansion of UPI services. Both nations aim to strengthen cooperation in technology, space, and economic security. This meeting marks a significant…

The Economic Times

The festival of the future is now: Cercle 2026 brings DJs together with ESA astronauts

This is no longer just an electronic music festival; it is an experience in which culture meets science. This year's Cercle Festival in Paris is the first event created with the European Space Agency.

Euronews

France shoots for the stars with back-to-back space firsts

Two French astronauts will travel to space next year under a new deal between France and US company Vast, with one set to remain aboard what would be the world's first commercial space station.

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French astronauts set for 2027 voyages to ISS and first commercial space station

French astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Arnaud Prost will embark on separate space missions in 2027 US company Vast announced on Tuesday. Prost is set to visit the Vast-developed Haven-1 commercial space station, which is scheduled to be deployed next year after years of delays, and Pesquet will launch on a…

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Europe's quick-fit spacesuit to be tested aboard ISS by France's Adenot

A prototype European space suit designed to be slipped on in under two minutes is set for testing aboard the International Space Station, where French astronaut Sophie Adenot, now in orbit for her first long-duration mission, will try it out in microgravity.

Radio France Internationale

France's second woman in space prepares for launch after 30-year wait

French astronaut Sophie Adenot is set to fly to the International Space Station on Friday, 13 February 2026. She will launch at around 11:00 CET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission. The launch was due to take place today, Thursday, but…

Radio France Internationale

France's first woman in space in 25 years counts down to trip to the ISS

French astronaut Sophie Adenot is preparing for her first mission to the International Space Station in February 2026, a trip that will make her the first Frenchwoman in space since 2001. During her eight-month stay, she will conduct nearly 200 scientific experiments in microgravity.

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Decathlon unveils first space suit for European astronauts

Sporting goods retailer will test the EuroSuit aboard the ISS in 2026

The Independent UK

This space suit designed by a French sportswear brand will be tested in orbit next year

Euronews

Decathlon made a space suit no one saw coming – and it takes under 2 minutes to put on

A consumer sports brand helping shape Europe’s next-generation astronaut equipment wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card for 2025, yet here we are

'We've known it's been coming for a while': Inside the decision to eliminate the UK Space Agency

The writing has been on the wall for years that the UK Space Agency would be scrapped, but will its end after a mere 15 years in existence undermine Britain's space ambitions?

Space

European Vega C rocket launches CO2-mapping satellite, 4 Earth-observation spacecraft to orbit (video)

A Vega C rocket launched the MicroCarb carbon dioxide mapper and four Earth-observation satellites tonight (July 25) from South America.

Space

We're halfway between the April 2024 and August 2026 total solar eclipses: Here's why we're excited

429 days down, 429 to go until the next total solar eclipse.

Space

The launch of ESA's Biomass: A European leap into Earth observation | Euronews Tech Talks

Euronews Tech Talks travelled to Kourou to witness the launch of the Biomass mission. What is its mission, and how did the people who spent over a decade working on it feel on the eve of launch?

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Where will the partial solar eclipse be visible today?

The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be seen from North America, Europe, Russia and parts of Africa.

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Where can I see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026?

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will pass over parts of Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain.

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Cuts to legal advice in Western Isles threaten 'viability' of community, say locals

A COMMUNITY centre in the Western Isles has penned an open letter to the Scottish Government over concerns that the provision of legal advice at…

Space

What happened to China's Chang'e 6 lander on the moon's far side?

The Chang'e 6 lander, which collected the first-ever samples on the moon's far side, apparently switched off after that material was launched off the lunar surface.

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Where will the 2027 total solar eclipse on Aug. 2 be visible?

A total solar eclipse on Aug 2, 2027, will be visible across southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Find out more about where to see the 'eclipse of the century' in our guide.

Space

Where can I see the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024?

The path of annularity on Oct. 2, 2024, passes through the Pacific Ocean and South America. View detailed maps of where the eclipse will be visible here.

Space

1st launch of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket finally has June 2024 launch target

After a 4-year delay, the new heavy-lift rocket for Europe is almost ready for space. Ariane 6 should launch for the European Space Agency no earlier than June 15.

Radio France Internationale

How satellite technology is being used in France to fight forest fires

With climate change and the consequent increase in the frequency and intensity of heat waves, summers are now characterised by forest fires. In recent years, to track, trace and ultimately control forest fires, the French space agency CNES is assisting firefighters by offering them help from space.

Space

1st launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket slips to 2024

The European Space Agency and the CEO of Arianespace confirmed on Tuesday (Aug. 8) that the inaugural launch of the new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will slip into 2024.

Space

CNES astronaut Jean-Jacques Favier, 1st French scientist to fly in space, dies at 73

Jean-Jacques Favier, who in 1996 became the sixth astronaut and first scientist from France to launch into space, has died at the age of 73. Favier flew as an STS-78 payload specialist.

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Sea level rise slowed down in 2022. NASA says it's just a blip

Global sea levels rose more slowly in 2022 than models predicted. But there's no reason to celebrate, according to NASA.

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