European Space Agency

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully completes hot-fire test

The European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket successfully completed a dress rehearsal on Thursday, test-firing its engine in preparation for…

ESA fully cuts Mars mission ties with Russia, angering Moscow

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The European Space Agency has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put…

Russian-European Mars rover ‘very unlikely’ to launch this year

PARIS, France (AFP) - A Russian-European mission to land a rover on Mars is "very unlikely" to launch this year…

Mapping our galaxy: The Milky Way revealed

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- The European Space Agency will unveil on Wednesday a three-dimensional map of a…

Missing comet lander Philae spotted at last: ESA

by Pascale MOLLARD Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) -- Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted its tiny lander Philae,…

Europe launches environmental satellite

The European Space Agency launched a satellite on Monday (Aprli 25) to track the progress of global warming, as part…

Comet lander shuts down after sending data

BY IRENE KLOTZ (Reuters) - A pioneering robotic spacecraft shut down on Saturday after radioing results of its first and…

ESA’s Philae probe releases first image from landing

(Reuters) -- The Philae probe on Wednesday (November 12) released a close-up image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as the European Space Agency (ESA)…

This website uses cookies.