Last month, the parachutes on Hélène Huby's small spacecraft failed to deploy, and the vehicle and its cargo crashed into the ocean on Earth. It was both a success and a failure.

The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...

ESA has chosen five rocket firms to compete for €169mn contracts, aiming to restore Europe’s independent access to space.

The European Space Agency has kicked off a competition to support the development of new launch vehicles and boost Europe's access to space.

While the European space industry has been largely grounded since 2022, when a technical issue forced its next-gen Vega-C rocket to be painstakingly redesigned, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has led the ...

The European Space Agency revealed that a mission to create an artificial eclipse was a success. The photos will allow scientists to study the sun's corona.

Announced at the Paris Air Show, ESA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding – an MoU – with Blue Origin and European aerospace giant Thales Alenia Space.

On May 31, 2025, Johann Strauss II’s ‘Blue Danube’ waltz will be broadcast into deep space by the European Space Agency (ESA), in collaboration with the Vienna Tourist Board, as per NPR.

The European Space Agency is seeking €1bn to develop a new satellite network providing military-grade intelligence to the EU as it prepares to push for the biggest budget in its 50-year history.

The problem posed by human-made junk in space worsened significantly in 2024, according to a new report by the European Space Agency.

The European Space Agency has kicked off a competition to support the development of new launch vehicles and boost Europe's access to space.