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Europe's Euclid space telescope to launch on July 1

PARIS - The European Space Agency said on Wednesday its space telescope Euclid is scheduled to launch on July 1, blasting off on a mission to shed light on the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

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Watch scientists turn an aircraft into a moon gravity research lab (video)

European scientists are turning an aircraft into a laboratory that simulates lunar gravity to prepare astronauts and technology for future moon landings as part of the NASA-led Artemis missions.

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An element essential to life discovered on one of Saturn's moons, raising hopes of finding alien microbes

Enceladus is the tiny moon of Saturn that seems to have it all. Its icy surface is intricately carved by ongoing geological processes. Its icy shell overlies an internal, liquid ocean. There, chemically charged warm water seeps out of the rocky core onto the ocean floor – potentially providing nourishment…

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Ariane: Marking 50 years of European space conquest

Back in the 1960s, the Soviets and Americans were racing to the Moon. Europe did not want to be a bystander in the space race and embarked on the Ariane programme in 1973. We take a look back at how the Europeans launched their space programme. Today, the Ariane-6 rocket's…

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Live from Mars! European probe beams Red Planet views to Earth in 1st-ever video feat

The European Space Agency held the first-ever "livestream from Mars" today (June 2), beaming home photos from its Mars Express orbiter in near-real time.

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Incredible footage of Mars streamed live - see pics of the Red Planet

For the first time in history, images of the Red Planet have been beamed across our screens thanks to the European Space Agency, which is live-streaming the surface of Mars

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Here is the first livestream from Mars — a rare, almost real-time look into space

On Friday afternoon, spectators had a chance to see the most current images of Mars possible — which take 3 to 22 minutes to reach Earth — courtesy of the European Space Agency.

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Today Only, You Can Get a Bird’s Eye View of Mars in Near-Real-Time

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Mars Express orbiter, the European Space Agency will beam a live stream of Mars back to Earth.

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ESEA Mars footage LIVE - Red Planet streamed for first time in human history

It will take 18 minutes for the images to be beamed an incredible 140 million miles back to Earth from the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, with the YouTube stream updating every 50 seconds

Daily Mirror

Watch live views of Mars from a European probe at the Red Planet in a 1st-of-its-kind livestream today

The European Space Agency will livestream imagery from its Mars Express probe in near-real time today (June 2) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the orbiter's launch.

Space

Astronauts Are Testing How To Steer Robots on a Planet From Orbit

The European Space Agency has been doing a series of robotic teleoperation experiments where an astronaut abroad on the ISS controls a robot back on the ground.

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The story of Bristol's first health food shop launched by ex-space agency worker

The shop - which will remain open - sold sugar-free cakes that reportedly caught the attention of Kate Bush over the years

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A mock 'alien message' was beamed to Earth by the European Space Agency — they want you to decode it

If Earth received an extraterrestrial message, how would you interpret it? Members of the public are being encouraged by Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) to do just that.

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Our Newest Space Observatories Will Unveil An Unprecedented View of the Earliest Cosmic Period

A new version of the LISA observatory could catch gravitational waves with far more detail and expand our knowledge of the Universe.

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'Mars Horizon 2' lets players search for Red Planet life with real science

CalTech professor Konstantin Batygin, best known for his search for Planet 9, will pivot his expertise to Mars in support of a PC game coming in 2024.

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Mysterious 'sea swirls' off Poland's coast have a surprising explanation

Researchers have discovered that unusual swirling "slicks" that occasionally appear on the Baltic Sea are actually made from floating tree pollen.

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European astronauts touch base after first weeks of 'basic' training

The five astronauts from the 2022 intake of the European Space Agency (ESA) have always dreamed of going to space. They have now completed their first weeks of "basic" training. Extra courses in geology mean they are likely to plan missions to the Moon and perhaps even Mars. But the…

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

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How does astronomy use the electromagnetic spectrum?

Frequencies of light invisible to the human eye reveal a vast amount of information about our universe. But it took decades for scientists to learn how to view this hidden cosmos.

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Juice Jupiter rocket to search for life on moons blasts off in vital space mission

The six-tonne probe, named Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer), has blasted off on Thursday to the solar system's biggest planet to see if its ocean-bearing moons support life

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Blast-off to Jupiter moons postponed for fear of lightning strikes

European Space Agency pushes back launch of Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer project for 24 hours

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Explaining JUICE: Mission to Jupiter and its moons

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is the European Space Agency’s $1.7bn exploration programme for the Jovian orbit.

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Mission to find alien life on Jupiter is full steam ahead as rocket to fire off

The Ariane 5 rocket is planned to launch at 1.15pm UK time from the European Space Agency's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, a French territory on the northeast coast of South America

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Launch of Juice space mission to assess chance of life on Jupiter’s moons postponed

The launch of a spacecraft on a mission to explore Jupiter and three of its moons has been postponed until Friday due to a lightning risk.

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How to watch Europe launch its alien-hunting JUICE satellite live on Thursday

The European Space Agency is sending a probe called JUICE to Jupiter's moons — and we've got all the info you need to watch the launch.

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