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ESA's Solar Orbiter sneaks in bonus science by choking on the dust of a comet tail (again)
Plucky probe due to make closest pass to the Sun in March
26 Jan 2022 17:59 | 3
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ESA boss gives update on stricken Sentinel-1B imaging satellite: All is not lost yet
Still borked, 1C and 1D are waiting in the wings
19 Jan 2022 06:32 | 5
Science
European Space Agency whittles wannabe astronauts down from 23,000 to 1,391
Could there be a South Korean TV show somewhere in this?
18 Jan 2022 15:29 | 10
Science
European Space Agency: Come on, hack our satellite if you think you're hard enough
Space: The final frontier for cybersecurity
11 Jan 2022 17:15 | 16
Personal Tech
New batch of AstroPis relieve Ed and Izzy of duty on board the International Space Station
If you can't find a Pi on Earth, you could run your code on orbit instead
07 Jan 2022 14:04 | 9
Updated
A moment of tension as the James Webb Space Telescope stretches sunshield on way to L2 destination
Engineers on Earth have five and a half months more of this
04 Jan 2022 16:07 | 72
Updated
Confirmed: James Webb Space Telescope team plans launch for this Xmas Eve after data cable fix
Have all those scientists been naughty ... or nice?
16 Dec 2021 23:36 | 39
Science
ExoMars parachutes just about good enough to land rover safely on the Red Planet
Nobody wants to see Rosalind Franklin scattered over Oxia Planum
14 Dec 2021 13:00 | 38
Science
ESA promises to get back to would-be astronauts by the end of 2021
A space thing running late? Who would have thought it?
13 Dec 2021 14:27 | 3
Science
It's primed and full of fuel, the James Webb Space Telescope is ready to be packed up prior to launch
Fingers crossed the telescope will finally take to space on 22 December
07 Dec 2021 00:48 | 56
Science
Galileo satnav system gets two new somewhat confusing satellites
Despite being the 27th and 28th launched, they're the first of a dozen first-gen birds
06 Dec 2021 07:16 | 39
Science
ESA's Mars Express picks up plaintive bleeps of China's Zhurong rover, adding much-needed comms redundancy
We're all ears
02 Dec 2021 19:01 | 6
Science
ESA's Solar Orbiter sails safely past Earth despite orbiting debris concerns
See if you can guess when the spacecraft thrusters took over
01 Dec 2021 09:59 | 12
Interview
ESA's Solar Orbiter will swing past Earth this week – sure hope nobody created a big cloud of space junk up there
Oh wait
25 Nov 2021 10:33 | 30
Science
James Webb Space Telescope gets all shook up – launch delayed again
Space agencies have been planning this thing since 1996, so what's four more days?
23 Nov 2021 06:57 | 39
Science
ESA tries listening to a red rover on the Red Planet: How did it go? The sound of silence
Mars Express wanted to demonstrate its relay smarts once again, but space agency mum on progress
11 Nov 2021 11:44 | 2
Science
Darmstadt, we have a problem – ESA reveals its INTEGRAL space telescope was three hours from likely death
Gamma ray-spotting 'scope was spinning uncontrollably and unable to make 'leccy until dramatic rescue
20 Oct 2021 08:17 | 41
Science
ESA and JAXA release Mercury eyecandy, courtesy of spacecraft BepiColumbo
Fourth of nine scheduled planetary assists completed as spacecraft inches closer to releasing its orbiters
04 Oct 2021 12:13 | 19
Science
James Webb Space Telescope penciled in for launch this century. Yes, Dec 18, 2021
This thing better not explode on the pad
09 Sep 2021 06:26 | 31
Science
ESA swamped by over 23,000 applicants for astronaut program
Apologises for slow processing, says those invited for further tests will hear by November
25 Aug 2021 05:45 | 13
Science
Euro space boffins hatch comms satellite hijack plan to save Earth from extinction
Liv Tyler-friendly Armageddon-avoidance project won't want to miss a thing with repurposed orbiters
13 Jul 2021 16:15 | 55
Science
Your spacesuit ran into a problem and needs to restart
ISS solar array installation overran after a good old 'off and on again'
17 Jun 2021 18:01 | 19
Science
Spacewalk veterans take a trip outside the ISS to pump up the power with new solar arrays
Lego ISS fans, look away now
16 Jun 2021 13:07 | 13
Space extenders
Surviving eclipse season and resurrecting 25-year-old software with Windows for Workgroups 3.11: One year with Mars Express
ESA's veteran probe left for its mission 18 years ago today
02 Jun 2021 08:30 | 45
Science
ESA signs off on contracts for lunar data relay and navigation
Surrey Satellite and Airbus to ponder a fleet of Moonlight satellites
21 May 2021 12:30 | 16
Science
SpaceX flings another bunch of humans into orbit in reused capsule atop reused booster
Second jaunt to the International Space Station for Endeavour
23 Apr 2021 12:39 | 25
Science
Satellite collision anticipated by EU space agency fails to materialize... for now at least
Internet rubberneckers and crisis-starved media left to ponder non-event
10 Apr 2021 11:01 | 41
Science
ESA gives UK space an £8.5m Boost: Rocketeers eye a 2022 launch
Lawmakers still need to sign off on launch from UK soil, though
25 Mar 2021 11:45 | 11
Science
Good news: An end is in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic. Bad news: Nitrogen dioxide pollution is on the up as life returns to normal
Say goodbye to the lovely cleaner air we've been breathing for a year
16 Mar 2021 06:07 | 19
Science
ESA mulls sending waves of robot explorers into dark depths of lunar lava tubes
Lidar-equipped spherical probes or solar panel-powered cranes, perhaps?
26 Feb 2021 12:54 | 18
Science
No fair! Space Launch System gets cool stickers even though monster rocket failed test
They say 'NASA' and 'ESA', not 'You tried'
24 Feb 2021 19:07 | 17
Science
European Space Agency open to hiring astronauts with a physical disability
‘Help Wanted … in Space’ signs go up for first time in over a decade
17 Feb 2021 07:01 | 18
Science
ESA signs off on three more service modules for Moon mission – despite agency boss casting doubt on 2024 landing
Director General injects some reality into the lunar landing schedule
02 Feb 2021 19:24 | 20
In brief
ESA signs on the dotted line for ESPRIT, Europe's Lunar Gateway module
Also: Another One Leaves the Crust, SLS gets ready to rumble, and SpaceX sets off the 2021 fireworks
08 Jan 2021 17:37 | 8
In brief
Earth observation chief Dr Josef Aschbacher takes reins at European Space Agency
Also: Rocket Lab rounds out a busy year, OneWeb returns to constellation work, NASA ploughs ahead with Orion
22 Dec 2020 14:30 | 10
In brief
Double trouble for Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit as aborted test flight and COVID-19 keep both grounded
Also: ESA signs contracts for the Space Rider and Boeing's Calamity Capsule aims for March 2021
14 Dec 2020 14:55 | 16
Science
European Space Agency will launch giant claw that drags space junk to its doom
No, really. It has signed a contract to make this happen in 2025
27 Nov 2020 04:01 | 47
Science
US-EU project to bring Mars samples back to Earth needs two more years, extra $4bn, watchdog warns
First stage already on its way to the Red Planet, full steam ahead
11 Nov 2020 06:03 | 14
In brief
Remember, remember, the 14th of November (if you're an astronaut): NASA names the date for Crew-1 mission to ISS
Also: ESA looks to the Moon, RocketLab launches another 10 sats, and SpaceX probably thinks that's cute
30 Oct 2020 10:45 | 7
Science
Trouble at Skull-Top Ridge: ESA boffins use data wizardry to figure out Philae probe's second touchdown site
Comets: Crunchy on the outside... frothy on the inside?
28 Oct 2020 18:25 | 11
Science
Everybody's going to the Moon (and Mars): The Reg chats to ESA about 10-year plans and sending Tim back to space
Agency's 'nauts to ride in US commercial crew capsules 'going forward'
20 Oct 2020 08:30 | 14
Science
Research into deflecting potentially world-destroying asteroids is apparently not a 'national priority' for the UK
Blighty didn't miss out on ESA award like with Copernicus, it's just more worried about space junk than Hera
16 Sep 2020 11:20 | 39
AI + ML
Europe is falling behind in AI, we need to launch our second machine learning-powered satellite soon, says ESA
Hot on the heels of ɸ-sat-1, the space agency is planning to launch ɸ-sat-2
09 Sep 2020 06:01 | 6
Science
Like Uber, but for satellite launches: European Space Agency’s ride-sharing rocket slings 53 birds with one bang
Vega returns to service after 2019 failure and brings AI to spaaaaace
04 Sep 2020 07:43 | 13
Space Extenders
Once considered lost, ESA and NASA's SOHO came back from the brink of death to work even better than it did before
Almost 25 years and counting, here's to the luckiest spacecraft off Earth
29 Jul 2020 09:00 | 44
Science
Anyone for a round of Ging Gang Goolie? Solar Orbiter probe snaps little 'campfires' flickering on Sun's surface
But don't try roasting a marshmallow over these hotspots
16 Jul 2020 17:36 | 10
Networks
Never mind rail and ports, let's help DPD... and, er, Amazon: UK gov and ESA call for ways to slap logistics with 5G stick
Sorry we missed you. Been binging on Netflix in the delivery van
09 Jul 2020 11:06 | 14
Science
UK space firms forced to adjust their models of how the universe works as they lose out on Copernicus contracts
Surprise! The UK has been shut out of an EU-led project
02 Jul 2020 16:00 | 131
Space Extenders
Out on a tangent: Almost two decades into its 5-year mission, INTEGRAL still delivers the gamma ray goods
From gravitational discoveries to controlled 2029 re-entry, they sure knew how to build 'em
16 Jun 2020 08:30 | 14
Bootnotes
Trump's Make Space Great Again video pulled after former 'naut says: Nope
How may I infringe thee? Let me count the ways...
05 Jun 2020 16:45 | 104
Roundup
Beware, space Chuck Norris inside: Wacky flight rules for Chris Cassidy's first mission unearthed as Navy SEAL greets Dragon crew
Also: Rocket Lab reschedules, ESA probe eats comet exhaust, China shares space station plans
01 Jun 2020 12:14 | 9
Roundup
The Last J-Freighter: HTV-9 arrives at the ISS as ESA inks a deal for a third Moon-bound service module
Meanwhile: the UK government is going to clear everything up. Or at least keep an eye on it
26 May 2020 15:33 | 10
Space Extenders
The ultimate 4-wheel-drive: How ESA's keeping XMM-Newton alive after 20 years and beyond
You thought that yoghurt in the back of fridge was time-expired? Behold X-ray boffinry YEARS past its design-life
01 May 2020 09:44 | 35
Interview
How's your night sky looking? The Reg chats to astroboffin Mark McCaughrean about Starlink and leaving a mark
ESA chap on astronomy and demagoguery as SpaceX readies the next batch of satellites
22 Apr 2020 17:19 | 29
Space Extenders
20 years deep into a '2-year' mission: How ESA keeps Cluster flying
Growing extra instruments, reducing fuel spend and those clever, clever hacks
20 Apr 2020 09:00 | 36
Science
ESA's exoplanet hunter Cheops gets the green light to start checking out future spots mankind could settle on
Not boldly seeking out new worlds, mostly checking out the ones we know
16 Apr 2020 22:13 | 5
Science
BepiColombo probe swings by Earth on way to Mercury – the Solar System's must-visit coronavirus-free resort
Check out this plucky Euro-Japanese spacecraft and its seven-year trip to innermost planet
13 Apr 2020 06:04 | 16
Science
ESA missions back doing science after precautionary pandemic plug pull: We talk to space boffins about Mars Express emergency command line
Meanwhile, three-quarters of NASA staff now staying at home
03 Apr 2020 16:59 | 7
Space Extenders
16 years and counting: How ESA squeezed oodles of bonus science out of plucky Mars Express probe
MEX I can: A tale of ingenuity and innovation
31 Mar 2020 09:00 | 39
Science
Corona coronavirus hiatus: Euro space agency to put Sun, Mars probes in safe mode while boffins swerve pandemic
Spacecraft instruments switched off after COVID-19 outbreak forces mission control to send workers home
26 Mar 2020 05:54 | 11
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