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Europe's first deep-space optical communication link
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA's Deep Space Optical ...
M-MATISSE mission using robot orbiters could map Mars space weather before human landing
If we're to land humans on Mars in the coming decades, we'll have to know what challenges await them when they get there.
NASA Cuts: What We Know as Trump Appoints Sean Duffy to Run Agency
NASA's leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the agency, which is already bracing for potentially severe funding ...
Crashing into an asteroid creates chaotic space boulders
In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...
OTD In Space - July 12: Communications Satellite Olympus Launched
On July 12, 1989, the European Space Agency launched an experimental communications satellite named Olympus-1. It was the ...
Mars in just 15 years? European Space Agency’s bold plan includes space cities and AI farmers
The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed an ambitious plan to establish human settlements on Mars within 15 years. ESA's ...
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Meet the 5 space tech firms vying to be Europe’s next launch provider
ESA has chosen five rocket firms to compete for €169mn contracts, aiming to restore Europe’s independent access to space.
Can the EU jet itself into the space race?
A revolution is coming to space, according to the European Commission, which has just proposed a new Space Act. Increasing ...
Florida students will ask questions of astronauts on space station: How to watch
Students in Southern Florida will have the chance Monday, July 14 to hear astronauts on the International Space Station ...
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ESA Marks a Historic First with Europe’s Deep-Space Optical Communication Link
On July 7, 2025, theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) achieved a groundbreaking feat in space communications by establishing Europe ...
Do you know how much money ISRO spent on Shubhanshu Shukla’s space mission? The amount will surprise you
According to CEO Tejpaul Bhatia, the whopping fee of USD70 million covers the cost of the journey and intensive training that meets American space agency NASA’s standards. However, it not that ...