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Italian astronaut talks to the FT about life on the International Space Station, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the dangers of space junk
Data from the Gaia observatory will help to reconstruct our galaxy’s evolution and predict its development
Britain looks to channel £750mn budget set aside for Earth observation programme elsewhere if Brussels blocks it
‘We are devastated … but we have something precious to preserve’
Scientists aim to image the earliest stars and probe the chemistry of planets across our galaxy
Billionaire’s thousands of satellites risk crowding other operators out of low earth orbits
Isar is attempting to rival Musk and Bezos with low-cost services for satellites
Remote tracking tools using AI and drones attempt to calculate carbon stored in forests
As well as seeking the meaning of life, Josef Aschbacher is set on placing the ESA at the forefront of commercial space
Call for regulation and clean-up of extraterrestrial debris as companies put ‘mega constellations’ in orbit
Glaciologists are monitoring whether the mass is at risk of causing damage as it is carried by the current
Mission controllers receive radio signal soon after car-sized vehicle touches down on the Jezero crater
ESA and Nasa training techniques can also help us build better workplace relationships
Images released by European Space Agency were taken 77m km away from Earth
Swiss start-up ClearSpace to remove ESA’s rocket from orbit
€12.5bn over three years to finance Mars missions, asteroid defence and climate oversight
Boris Johnson moves to safeguard British role in most important projects
Companies assured they can tender for Copernicus programme after Brexit
“Open source is going to outer space!”
Our species has never been more invested in the scientific hunt for life elsewhere in the universe
Aeolus measures wind speeds across the entire planet
Governments should still be funding unmanned exploration
Grand duchy founds agency to capitalise on business opportunities in space
Aeolus will use vantage point 320km above planet’s surface to measure worldwide patterns
Gyimah writes to commission in attempt to be part of next procurement round
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